Burayu weather in May

In May, Burayu sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 177 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Burayu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burayu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:09 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Burayu reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22412
32412
42412
52412
62412
72412
82412
92412
102412
112412
122412
132412
142412
152412
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202312
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232311
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312311

Burayu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 153.311.58.1
Feb24° / 10°194.211.78.1
Mar24° / 11°651011.97.2
Apr24° / 12°14213.612.26.4
May23° / 12°17713.612.46.3
Jun22° / 11°26723.512.54.6
Jul20° / 11°37730.912.53.3
Aug20° / 11°4073112.33.3
Sep20° / 11°27524.912.14.2
Oct21° / 486.911.87.2
Nov22° / 101.811.68.3
Dec22° / 61.211.58.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44159
54159
64258
74357
84456
94555
104654
114654
124852
134852
144951
154951
165050
175050
185149
195149
205149
215248
225248
235248
245347
255347
265446
275446
285545
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Burayu gets around 177 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
449
549
648
747
847
946
1045
1145
1244
1344
1443
1543
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2242
2343
2443
2544
2644
2745
2846
2947
3048
3149

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68317
78317
88317
98416
108416
118416
128515
138515
148515
158515
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218614
228614
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268614
278614
288614
298614
308614
318614

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:136:32
212.36:136:32
312.36:126:32
412.36:126:32
512.36:126:32
612.36:126:32
712.46:116:33
812.46:116:33
912.46:116:33
1012.46:106:33
1112.46:106:33
1212.46:106:33
1312.46:106:33
1412.46:106:34
1512.46:096:34
1612.46:096:34
1712.46:096:34
1812.46:096:34
1912.46:096:35
2012.46:096:35
2112.46:096:35
2212.46:096:35
2312.46:086:35
2412.56:086:36
2512.56:086:36
2612.56:086:36
2712.56:086:36
2812.56:086:37
2912.56:086:37
3012.56:086:37
3112.56:086:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Burayu

In seasonPeak

None of Burayu's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Burayu's monsoon runs June–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 Burayu?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Burayu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burayu in May

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

In May, Burayu sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Burayu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burayu peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Burayu 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 Burayu is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1943 µg/m³Apr 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burayu?

Burayu sits at 9.0°N, 38.7°E, 2,508 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Addis Ababa, 10 km away.

Topography around Burayu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burayu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 2,573 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,300 m.

The land around Burayu is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,253 m
80 km
2,300 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Addis Ababa 10 km · Sebeta 14 km · Genet 18 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 29 km · Sendafa 42 km · Bishoftu 47 km · Gīnch’ī 56 km · Tulu Bolo 64 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 Burayu (9.0353°, 38.6608°, elevation 2,508 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).