Genet weather in May

In May, Genet sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 155 mm of rain across 14.9 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Genet's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Genet's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 155 mm; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:10 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Genet is town and woreda in central Ethiopia.

Density: 2,707/km²; people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Genet reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Genet 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	23° / 9°	14	3.4	11.5	8.2
Feb	25° / 10°	18	4.3	11.7	8.0
Mar	25° / 11°	65	10	11.9	7.0
Apr	24° / 12°	124	14.7	12.2	6.1
May	24° / 12°	155	14.9	12.4	6.2
Jun	22° / 11°	287	24.2	12.5	4.5
Jul	20° / 12°	404	30.9	12.5	3.3
Aug	20° / 12°	426	30.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 11°	303	26.4	12.1	4.1
Oct	22° / 10°	56	7	11.8	7.2
Nov	23° / 9°	12	2.2	11.6	8.3
Dec	23° / 8°	6	1.3	11.5	8.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	45	45	46	46	47	47	49	49	49	50	51	51	51	53	53	54	54	56	56	56	57	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	55	55	54	54	53	53	51	51	51	50	49	49	49	47	47	46	46	44	44	44	43	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Genet gets around 155 mm of rain over 14.9 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 49% and peaks near 54% 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 (%)	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	52	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	49
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

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 80% 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 (%)	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Comfortable (%)	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	79	21

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	6	6	6	6	6	6	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
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16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
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22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	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 6:14 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:38 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	12.3	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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:14	6:33
2	12.3	6:13	6:33
3	12.3	6:13	6:33
4	12.3	6:13	6:33
5	12.3	6:12	6:33
6	12.4	6:12	6:33
7	12.4	6:12	6:33
8	12.4	6:12	6:33
9	12.4	6:11	6:34
10	12.4	6:11	6:34
11	12.4	6:11	6:34
12	12.4	6:11	6:34
13	12.4	6:10	6:34
14	12.4	6:10	6:34
15	12.4	6:10	6:34
16	12.4	6:10	6:35
17	12.4	6:10	6:35
18	12.4	6:10	6:35
19	12.4	6:09	6:35
20	12.4	6:09	6:35
21	12.4	6:09	6:36
22	12.4	6:09	6:36
23	12.5	6:09	6:36
24	12.5	6:09	6:36
25	12.5	6:09	6:37
26	12.5	6:09	6:37
27	12.5	6:09	6:37
28	12.5	6:09	6:37
29	12.5	6:09	6:37
30	12.5	6:09	6:38
31	12.5	6:09	6:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6 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)	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.0	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Genet

In seasonPeak

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

Genet's monsoon runs June–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 Genet?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Genet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Genet in May

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

In May, Genet sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Genet in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Genet peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (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)	13	14	16	15	14	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Genet 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 Genet is worst in October — around 46 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)	43	41	39	37	38	38	31	31	41	46	42	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Genet?

Genet sits at 9.1°N, 38.5°E, 2,402 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīs ‘Alem, 12 km away.

Topography around Genet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Genet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 2,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,417 m.

The land around Genet is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

206 m

cropland 58%

16 km

1,310 m

cropland 72%

80 km

2,417 m

cropland 78%

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

May weather nearby: Ādīs ‘Alem 12 km · Burayu 18 km · Sebeta 21 km · Addis Ababa 28 km · Gīnch’ī 39 km · Tulu Bolo 54 km · Sendafa 58 km · Bishoftu 63 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 Genet (9.0667°, 38.5°, elevation 2,402 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	24	12
2	24	12
3	24	12
4	24	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	24	12
13	24	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	49
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	79	21

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	49
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	79	21

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	47	53
13	47	53
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	51	49
21	53	47
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	53
4	53
5	52
6	52
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	49
11	49
12	48
13	48
14	47
15	46
16	46
17	45
18	45
19	45
20	45
21	45
22	46
23	46
24	47
25	47
26	48
27	49
28	50
29	51
30	52
31	53

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	79	21