Ciro weather in May

In May, Ciro sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 99 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ciro's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 13.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:13 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

← April Ciro year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ciro reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
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24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	14
31	25	14

Ciro weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 12°	8	2	11.6	8.4
Feb	27° / 13°	17	3	11.7	7.9
Mar	27° / 14°	49	7.2	11.9	7.1
Apr	26° / 15°	105	12.3	12.2	6.2
May	25° / 14°	99	13.8	12.4	6.2
Jun	24° / 14°	89	18.8	12.4	5.5
Jul	22° / 13°	178	27.4	12.4	3.9
Aug	21° / 13°	212	28.2	12.3	3.8
Sep	22° / 13°	162	23.6	12	4.6
Oct	24° / 13°	37	5.7	11.8	7.8
Nov	25° / 12°	6	1.4	11.6	8.7
Dec	25° / 12°	3	0.7	11.6	8.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	38	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	48	48	48	50	51	51	53	54	54	55	56	57	57	58	58
Cloudier (%)	62	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	52	52	52	50	49	49	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ciro gets around 99 mm of rain over 13.8 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 49% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	48	48	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46
31	46

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	55	55	55	55
Comfortable (%)	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	45
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	58	41	1
3	58	41	1
4	57	42	1
5	57	42	1
6	57	42	1
7	57	42	1
8	57	42	1
9	57	42	1
10	58	42	0
11	58	42	0
12	58	42	0
13	58	42	0
14	58	42	0
15	58	42	0
16	58	42	0
17	58	42	0
18	58	42	0
19	58	42	0
20	58	42	0
21	58	42	0
22	57	43	0
23	57	43	0
24	57	43	0
25	56	44	0
26	56	44	0
27	56	44	0
28	55	45	0
29	55	45	0
30	55	45	0
31	55	45	0

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:16	6:32
2	12.3	6:16	6:32
3	12.3	6:15	6:33
4	12.3	6:15	6:33
5	12.3	6:15	6:33
6	12.3	6:15	6:33
7	12.3	6:14	6:33
8	12.3	6:14	6:33
9	12.3	6:14	6:33
10	12.3	6:14	6:33
11	12.3	6:13	6:33
12	12.3	6:13	6:33
13	12.3	6:13	6:34
14	12.3	6:13	6:34
15	12.4	6:13	6:34
16	12.4	6:13	6:34
17	12.4	6:12	6:34
18	12.4	6:12	6:34
19	12.4	6:12	6:35
20	12.4	6:12	6:35
21	12.4	6:12	6:35
22	12.4	6:12	6:35
23	12.4	6:12	6:35
24	12.4	6:12	6:35
25	12.4	6:12	6:36
26	12.4	6:12	6:36
27	12.4	6:12	6:36
28	12.4	6:12	6:36
29	12.4	6:12	6:37
30	12.4	6:12	6:37
31	12.4	6:12	6:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
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14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
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20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ciro

In seasonPeak

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

Ciro's monsoon runs April–May, 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 Ciro?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ciro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciro in May

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

In May, Ciro sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ciro 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 Ciro peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	14	14	12	12	14	13	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Ciro 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 Ciro is worst in December — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	65	62	59	52	50	51	46	45	53	64	65	68
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	62	Unhealthy
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	52	Poor
May	50	Poor
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	64	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	68	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ciro?

Ciro sits at 7.8°N, 38.2°E, 1,957 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Worabe, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ciro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 1,975 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,109 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,697 m.

The land around Ciro is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

193 m

cropland 88%

16 km

1,109 m

cropland 74%

80 km

2,697 m

cropland 62%

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← April Ciro year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Worabe 6.0 km · Butajīra 35 km · Insēno 37 km · Hosa’ina 52 km · Ziway 54 km · K’olīto 60 km · Damboya 62 km · Welk’īt’ē 70 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

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 Ciro (7.8333°, 38.2333°, elevation 1,957 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	14
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	58	41	1
3	58	41	1
4	57	42	1
5	57	42	1
6	57	42	1
7	57	42	1
8	57	42	1
9	57	42	1
10	58	42	0
11	58	42	0
12	58	42	0
13	58	42	0
14	58	42	0
15	58	42	0
16	58	42	0
17	58	42	0
18	58	42	0
19	58	42	0
20	58	42	0
21	58	42	0
22	57	43	0
23	57	43	0
24	57	43	0
25	56	44	0
26	56	44	0
27	56	44	0
28	55	45	0
29	55	45	0
30	55	45	0
31	55	45	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	14
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	58	41	1
3	58	41	1
4	57	42	1
5	57	42	1
6	57	42	1
7	57	42	1
8	57	42	1
9	57	42	1
10	58	42	0
11	58	42	0
12	58	42	0
13	58	42	0
14	58	42	0
15	58	42	0
16	58	42	0
17	58	42	0
18	58	42	0
19	58	42	0
20	58	42	0
21	58	42	0
22	57	43	0
23	57	43	0
24	57	43	0
25	56	44	0
26	56	44	0
27	56	44	0
28	55	45	0
29	55	45	0
30	55	45	0
31	55	45	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	14
2	25	14
3	25	14
4	25	14
5	25	14
6	25	14
7	25	14
8	25	14
9	25	14
10	25	14
11	25	14
12	25	14
13	25	14
14	25	14
15	25	14
16	25	14
17	25	14
18	25	14
19	25	14
20	25	14
21	25	14
22	25	14
23	25	14
24	25	14
25	25	14
26	25	14
27	25	14
28	25	14
29	25	14
30	25	14
31	25	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	40	60
8	41	59
9	41	59
10	42	58
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	50	50
21	51	49
22	51	49
23	53	47
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	55	45
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	49
4	49
5	48
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	45
13	44
14	44
15	43
16	43
17	42
18	42
19	42
20	42
21	42
22	42
23	42
24	43
25	43
26	44
27	44
28	45
29	45
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	59	40	1
2	58	41	1
3	58	41	1
4	57	42	1
5	57	42	1
6	57	42	1
7	57	42	1
8	57	42	1
9	57	42	1
10	58	42	0
11	58	42	0
12	58	42	0
13	58	42	0
14	58	42	0
15	58	42	0
16	58	42	0
17	58	42	0
18	58	42	0
19	58	42	0
20	58	42	0
21	58	42	0
22	57	43	0
23	57	43	0
24	57	43	0
25	56	44	0
26	56	44	0
27	56	44	0
28	55	45	0
29	55	45	0
30	55	45	0
31	55	45	0