El Bahay weather in May

In May, El Bahay sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 El Bahay's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Bahay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in El Bahay reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in El Bahay

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.

El Bahay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°0011.75.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°50.9123.5
Apr34° / 23°609.612.13.3
May32° / 23°46812.34.0
Jun33° / 23°10.212.44.5
Jul32° / 23°10.212.34.8
Aug33° / 22°00.112.24.5
Sep34° / 23°40.6124.1
Oct32° / 23°5410.111.94.3
Nov31° / 21°375.911.74.9
Dec32° / 20°50.811.65.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45743
55842
65941
76139
86139
96238
106436
116535
126535
136535
146535
156535
166535
176535
186436
196436
206436
216337
226238
236139
246139
256040
265941
275842
285842
295644
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Bahay gets around 46 mm of rain over 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 27% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
251
349
448
546
644
742
840
938
1036
1134
1232
1330
1428
1527
1625
1723
1821
1920
2018
2117
2216
2314
2413
2512
2611
279
288
297
306
315

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1293950
2194050
3184150
4184249
5184348
6184546
7184644
8194842
91104940
101105138
111125235
122135233
132145331
142165428
152175526
163195424
173215422
184245220
194265218
205285017
216314915
226334714
237354513
248384311
259404010
261042389
271145368
281247337
291449316
301551295
311653274

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light 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 5:49 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:496:02
212.25:486:02
312.25:486:02
412.25:486:02
512.25:486:02
612.25:476:02
712.25:476:02
812.35:476:02
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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85.6Bright
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235.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit El Bahay?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit El Bahay for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Bahay in May

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

In May, El Bahay sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Bahay 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 El Bahay peaks around March 17 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 17UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Bahay 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 El Bahay is worst in February — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 818 µg/m³May 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Bahay?

El Bahay sits at 6.3°N, 45.5°E, 463 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lasoano, 14 km away.

Topography around El Bahay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Bahay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around El Bahay is covered by shrubs (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
354 m
shrubsgrassland
May weather nearby: Lasoano 14 km · Neefkuceliye 25 km · Fadhigaradle 27 km · Raqo 42 km · Golwayn 43 km · Digih Habar Es 57 km · Kahandhale 69 km · Warder 71 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 El Bahay (6.3466°, 45.4781°, elevation 463 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).