Bedelē weather in May

In May, Bedelē sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 252 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bedelē's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedelē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
72%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bedelē is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
4,754/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bedelē reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bedelē weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°133.111.67.8
Feb28° / 14°173.711.77.1
Mar28° / 15°468.811.96.4
Apr27° / 15°9413.212.25.9
May25° / 15°2522412.44.6
Jun23° / 14°31929.412.53.7
Jul22° / 13°33030.612.43.4
Aug22° / 13°36130.712.33.5
Sep23° / 13°35829123.8
Oct24° / 13°13315.711.86.1
Nov25° / 13°356.311.67.6
Dec26° / 13°112.511.58.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62773
72773
82674
92674
102674
112674
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bedelē gets around 252 mm of rain over 24 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2182
2283
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2687
2788
2889
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3091
3192

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1226414
2216415
3196417
4186418
5166519
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7146422
8126523
9116524
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2837225
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3127325

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:236:41
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312.36:226:41
412.36:226:41
512.36:226:41
612.36:216:41
712.36:216:41
812.36:216:41
912.36:216:41
1012.46:206:41
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
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65.6Bright
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265.3Bright
275.2Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Bedelē

In seasonPeak

In May, Bedelē sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bedelē's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Bedelē?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bedelē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bedelē in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Bedelē sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bedelē in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bedelē peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bedelē in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bedelē is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1038 µg/m³May 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bedelē?

Bedelē sits at 8.5°N, 36.4°E, 2,011 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Nek’emtē, 73 km away.

GimbiJimmaGutinBonga

Topography around Bedelē

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bedelē.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedelē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m around an average of 1,969 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,892 m.

The land around Bedelē is covered by trees (53%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
283 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
1,892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Nek’emtē 73 km · Āgaro 75 km · Suntu 77 km · Metu 86 km · Gimbi 98 km · Jimma 102 km · Gutin 127 km · Bonga 130 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bedelē (8.456°, 36.353°, elevation 2,011 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).