Funyan Bīra weather in May

In May, Funyan Bīra sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Funyan Bīra's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Funyan Bīra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Funyan Bīra reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Funyan Bīra weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°162.811.58.6
Feb26° / 14°193.111.78.1
Mar27° / 15°598.511.97.0
Apr26° / 16°10514.312.25.9
May26° / 16°11717.112.45.6
Jun26° / 16°4710.812.56.6
Jul25° / 15°7616.712.56.0
Aug25° / 16°9418.712.35.7
Sep25° / 16°10116.512.15.9
Oct25° / 14°819.911.87.0
Nov25° / 13°273.711.68.4
Dec24° / 12°132.111.58.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74555
84654
94654
104753
114852
124852
134951
144951
155050
165050
175248
185248
195347
205446
215545
225644
235743
245743
255842
265941
276040
286040
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Funyan Bīra gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
354
454
554
654
754
855
955
1055
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2556
2655
2755
2854
2953
3053
3152

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1214929
2215030
3205030
4205030
5195229
6195229
7185329
8185329
9175429
10175429
11165529
12165628
13155728
14155728
15155827
16155926
17155926
18156025
19146125
20146224
21146224
22146323
23156223
24156223
25156322
26166321
27166420
28176320
29176419
30186418
31196417

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 5:58 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:586:18
212.35:586:18
312.35:576:18
412.35:576:18
512.45:576:18
612.45:566:18
712.45:566:18
812.45:566:19
912.45:566:19
1012.45:556:19
1112.45:556:19
1212.45:556:19
1312.45:556:19
1412.45:546:19
1512.45:546:20
1612.45:546:20
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1812.45:546:20
1912.45:546:20
2012.55:546:21
2112.55:536:21
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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Funyan Bīra

In seasonPeak

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

Funyan Bīra sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is May a good time to visit Funyan Bīra?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Funyan Bīra for sightseeing.

What to pack for Funyan Bīra in May

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

In May, Funyan Bīra sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Funyan Bīra 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 Funyan Bīra peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Funyan Bīra 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 Funyan Bīra is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1929 µg/m³Dec 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Funyan Bīra?

Funyan Bīra sits at 9.4°N, 42.3°E, 2,076 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Felana, 16 km away.

Topography around Funyan Bīra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Funyan Bīra has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m around an average of 2,011 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m.

The land around Funyan Bīra is covered by shrubs (63%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
950 m
16 km
1,683 m
80 km
2,635 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Felana 16 km · Babīlē 20 km · Harar 24 km · ‘Alemaya 34 km · Chinahsen 34 km · Jijiga 53 km · Dire Dawa 54 km · Ārabī 65 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 Funyan Bīra (9.4025°, 42.3175°, elevation 2,076 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).