Debre Tabor weather in May

In May, Debre Tabor sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 198 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Debre Tabor's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debre Tabor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Debre Tabor is human settlement.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Debre Tabor reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°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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42413
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72413
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92413
102413
112413
122413
132413
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Debre Tabor 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° / 163.111.48.3
Feb25° / 11°234.111.68.0
Mar25° / 12°7410.111.96.9
Apr25° / 13°10311.512.36.7
May24° / 13°19815.312.56.1
Jun22° / 12°43024.812.74.3
Jul19° / 11°78230.812.63.2
Aug19° / 11°86230.812.43.2
Sep20° / 11°48422.812.14.5
Oct22° / 10°14713.511.76.2
Nov22° / 445.311.57.7
Dec23° / 182.911.38.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
75050
85050
95149
105149
115149
125149
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
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275347
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Debre Tabor gets around 198 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
447
547
648
748
848
948
1048
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2050
2150
2251
2352
2452
2553
2654
2755
2856
2957
3059
3161

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7946
8946
9946
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17928
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:136:38
212.46:126:38
312.46:126:38
412.46:116:38
512.56:116:38
612.56:116:38
712.56:106:39
812.56:106:39
912.56:106:39
1012.56:096:39
1112.56:096:39
1212.56:096:40
1312.56:096:40
1412.56:086:40
1512.56:086:40
1612.56:086:40
1712.66:086:41
1812.66:076:41
1912.66:076:41
2012.66:076:41
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2712.66:066:43
2812.66:066:44
2912.66:066:44
3012.66:066:44
3112.66:066:44

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Debre Tabor

In seasonPeak

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

Debre Tabor's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Debre Tabor sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Debre Tabor?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Debre Tabor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debre Tabor in May

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

In May, Debre Tabor sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Debre Tabor 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 Debre Tabor 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Debre Tabor 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 Debre Tabor is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2236 µg/m³Aug 928 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Debre Tabor?

Debre Tabor sits at 11.8°N, 38.0°E, 2,692 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ibnat, 32 km away.

Topography around Debre Tabor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debre Tabor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m around an average of 2,620 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,849 m.

The land around Debre Tabor is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
465 m
16 km
1,110 m
80 km
2,849 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ibnat 32 km · Werota 35 km · Ādīs Zemen 39 km · Nefas Mewch’a 51 km · T’īs Isat 62 km · Bahir Dar 74 km · Maksenyit 78 km · Wegeda 80 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 Debre Tabor (11.85°, 38.0167°, elevation 2,692 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).