Gebre Guracha weather in May

In May, Gebre Guracha sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 86 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gebre Guracha's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gebre Guracha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 86 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:09 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Gebre Guracha is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

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

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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 Gebre Guracha reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

Gebre Guracha 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 11°	17	3.5	11.5	8.1
Feb	27° / 12°	24	4.3	11.7	7.6
Mar	27° / 13°	75	11	11.9	6.6
Apr	27° / 14°	79	11.5	12.2	6.3
May	26° / 14°	86	10.5	12.4	6.5
Jun	24° / 13°	169	22.2	12.6	5.0
Jul	21° / 13°	397	30.8	12.5	3.4
Aug	20° / 12°	384	31	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 12°	260	26.4	12.1	4.2
Oct	24° / 11°	61	6.8	11.8	7.6
Nov	24° / 10°	23	3	11.6	8.5
Dec	25° / 10°	9	2.2	11.4	8.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	52	52	53	54	54	55	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	61	63	63	64
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	47	46	46	45	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	39	37	37	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gebre Guracha gets around 86 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	37
29	39
30	40
31	42

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83
Comfortable (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	83	17
31	83	17

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:13	6:34
2	12.3	6:13	6:34
3	12.4	6:13	6:34
4	12.4	6:12	6:34
5	12.4	6:12	6:34
6	12.4	6:12	6:34
7	12.4	6:11	6:35
8	12.4	6:11	6:35
9	12.4	6:11	6:35
10	12.4	6:11	6:35
11	12.4	6:10	6:35
12	12.4	6:10	6:35
13	12.4	6:10	6:36
14	12.4	6:10	6:36
15	12.4	6:09	6:36
16	12.4	6:09	6:36
17	12.5	6:09	6:36
18	12.5	6:09	6:36
19	12.5	6:09	6:37
20	12.5	6:09	6:37
21	12.5	6:08	6:37
22	12.5	6:08	6:37
23	12.5	6:08	6:38
24	12.5	6:08	6:38
25	12.5	6:08	6:38
26	12.5	6:08	6:38
27	12.5	6:08	6:39
28	12.5	6:08	6:39
29	12.5	6:08	6:39
30	12.5	6:08	6:39
31	12.5	6:08	6:40

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gebre Guracha

In seasonPeak

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

Gebre Guracha's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Gebre Guracha?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gebre Guracha in May

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

In May, Gebre Guracha sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Gebre Guracha 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 Gebre Guracha peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Gebre Guracha 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 Gebre Guracha is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	39	35	34	33	38	32	30	38	41	39	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	35	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gebre Guracha?

Gebre Guracha sits at 9.8°N, 38.4°E, 2,539 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dayē, 17 km away.

Topography around Gebre Guracha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gebre Guracha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m around an average of 2,441 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,586 m.

The land around Gebre Guracha is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

603 m

cropland 74%

16 km

1,872 m

cropland 82%

80 km

2,586 m

cropland 65%

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← April Gebre Guracha year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Dayē 17 km · Fichē 37 km · Kachīsī 66 km · Lumamē 72 km · Bichena 76 km · ‘Alem Ketema 76 km · Genet 82 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 85 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

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 Gebre Guracha (9.8°, 38.4°, elevation 2,539 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	37
29	39
30	40
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	37
29	39
30	40
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	27	14
3	27	14
4	27	14
5	27	14
6	27	14
7	27	14
8	27	14
9	27	14
10	27	14
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	26	14
28	26	14
29	26	14
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	39
6	38
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	35
11	34
12	33
13	32
14	32
15	31
16	31
17	30
18	30
19	30
20	30
21	30
22	31
23	32
24	33
25	34
26	35
27	36
28	37
29	39
30	40
31	42

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	82	18
2	82	18
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	87	13
20	87	13
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	83	17
31	83	17