Debark’ weather in May

In May, Debark’ sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 258 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Debark’'s 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debark’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:06 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Debark’ is city.

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Debark’ reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22716
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42716
52716
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Debark’ 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
Jan25° / 11°114.111.38.4
Feb27° / 13°186.211.67.6
Mar28° / 14°5913.211.96.3
Apr28° / 15°8816.512.35.3
May26° / 16°2582112.65.1
Jun24° / 15°55827.112.84.2
Jul21° / 14°115130.912.73.3
Aug20° / 14°13363112.43.2
Sep21° / 13°74229.312.13.6
Oct23° / 13°14715.911.76.0
Nov24° / 12°368.611.47.7
Dec24° / 11°134.411.28.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36139
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Debark’ gets around 258 mm of rain over 21 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 68% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
466
566
666
766
866
966
1066
1166
1266
1366
1465
1565
1665
1765
1866
1966
2067
2168
2268
2369
2470
2571
2672
2773
2874
2975
3077
3178

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2928
3928
4919
59010
68911
78812
88713
98614
108515
118416
128416
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287525
297426
307327
317327

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 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 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 6:12 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:126:39
212.56:116:40
312.56:116:40
412.56:106:40
512.56:106:40
612.56:106:40
712.56:096:41
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912.56:096:41
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1312.66:076:42
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2112.66:056:44
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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 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Debark’

In seasonPeak

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

Debark’'s monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Debark’ sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Debark’?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Debark’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debark’ in May

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

In May, Debark’ sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Debark’ 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 Debark’ peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Debark’ 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 Debark’ is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2026 µg/m³May 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Debark’?

Debark’ sits at 13.2°N, 37.9°E, 2,854 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dabat, 24 km away.

IndabagunaMaksenyitTikil DingayK’ola DibaĀykel

Topography around Debark’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debark’ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 2,851 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,018 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,717 m.

The land around Debark’ is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
2,018 m
80 km
3,717 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Dabat 24 km · Amba Giorgis 52 km · Gondar 78 km · Indabaguna 93 km · Maksenyit 94 km · Tikil Dingay 94 km · K’ola Diba 102 km · Āykel 113 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 Debark’ (13.1561°, 37.8981°, elevation 2,854 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).