Fadhigaradle weather in May

In May, Fadhigaradle sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 45 mm of rain across 7.5 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 38% 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 Fadhigaradle's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fadhigaradle's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Fadhigaradle 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 34°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
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293323
303323
313323

How May really feels in Fadhigaradle

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.

Fadhigaradle 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°00.111.75.1
Feb33° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°51123.6
Apr33° / 23°609.412.13.4
May32° / 23°457.512.34.2
Jun32° / 23°10.212.44.7
Jul31° / 22°10.312.35.0
Aug32° / 22°0012.24.7
Sep33° / 22°30.7124.4
Oct31° / 22°5710.311.94.4
Nov31° / 21°325.711.75.1
Dec32° / 20°40.911.65.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35743
45842
55941
66139
76238
86337
96436
106535
116535
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186535
196436
206436
216436
226238
236238
246139
256040
265941
275842
285743
295743
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fadhigaradle gets around 45 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
249
347
446
544
642
740
838
936
1034
1132
1230
1328
1426
1524
1622
1721
1819
1918
2017
2115
2214
2313
2412
2511
2610
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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1294247
2284347
3284446
4184545
5184744
6184843
7185041
8195139
91105237
102105335
112125432
122135530
132145628
142165626
153185623
163205621
174225519
184245418
195265316
206295015
216314913
227334712
238364511
249384310
251040419
261242388
271344367
281446336
291548315
301750294
311851274

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 21 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
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1616light breeze
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2017light breeze
2117light breeze
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2820light breeze
2920light breeze
3020breezy
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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 5:50 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:506:02
212.25:496:02
312.25:496:02
412.25:496:02
512.25:496:03
612.25:486:03
712.25:486:03
812.25:486:03
912.35:486:03
1012.35:486:03
1112.35:476:03
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
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155.6Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Fadhigaradle?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fadhigaradle in May

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fadhigaradle 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 Fadhigaradle peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 15Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Fadhigaradle 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 Fadhigaradle is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1723 µg/m³Apr 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fadhigaradle?

Fadhigaradle sits at 6.2°N, 45.3°E, 445 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lasoano, 13 km away.

Topography around Fadhigaradle

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fadhigaradle has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Fadhigaradle is covered by grassland (74%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
385 m
shrubsgrassland
May weather nearby: Lasoano 13 km · El Bahay 27 km · Neefkuceliye 43 km · Kahandhale 61 km · Raqo 67 km · Balanbale 68 km · Golwayn 70 km · Digih Habar Es 81 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 Fadhigaradle (6.1756°, 45.2987°, elevation 445 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).