Digih Habar Es weather in May

In May, Digih Habar Es sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:44 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Digih Habar Es reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Digih Habar Es

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Digih Habar Es weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.75.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°40.8123.5
Apr34° / 23°498.512.13.2
May33° / 24°448.412.33.7
Jun33° / 24°10.212.44.2
Jul32° / 23°00.112.34.5
Aug33° / 23°0012.24.2
Sep34° / 23°40.7123.9
Oct32° / 23°439.511.94.1
Nov32° / 21°315.411.74.9
Dec32° / 20°50.811.65.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55842
65941
76040
86040
96238
106238
116238
126238
136337
146337
156337
166238
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196139
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256139
266040
276040
285941
295941
305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Digih Habar Es gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
348
447
545
644
742
840
939
1037
1135
1234
1332
1430
1528
1626
1725
1823
1921
2020
2118
2217
2316
2414
2513
2612
2710
289
298
307
316

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1293653
2293752
3183853
4183952
5184051
6184150
7184348
8184446
9194644
10194742
112104940
122115037
132135134
142145232
153165229
163185227
173205225
184225222
195245120
205265118
216284917
227314715
237334613
248364412
259384211
2610413910
271143378
281245357
291347336
301449315
311652284

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
712calm
812light breeze
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1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 5:47 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:476:00
212.25:466:00
312.25:466:00
412.25:466:00
512.25:466:00
612.25:456:00
712.35:456:00
812.35:456:00
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Digih Habar Es?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Digih Habar Es. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Digih Habar Es in May

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

In May, Digih Habar Es sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Digih Habar Es 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 Digih Habar Es peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Digih Habar Es 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 Digih Habar Es is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodFeb 1216 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Digih Habar Es?

Digih Habar Es sits at 6.4°N, 46.0°E, 412 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Raqo, 15 km away.

Topography around Digih Habar Es

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Digih Habar Es has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 419 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Digih Habar Es is covered by shrubs (95%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
272 m
shrubsgrassland
May weather nearby: Raqo 15 km · Golwayn 18 km · Cabudwaaq 35 km · Yamarugley 42 km · Qorof 52 km · Dhabad 53 km · Waal 56 km · El Bahay 57 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 Digih Habar Es (6.4426°, 45.9833°, elevation 412 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).