Gīmbīcho weather in May

In May, Gīmbīcho sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 322 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gīmbīcho's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gīmbīcho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
322 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:16 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10
Density
10,044/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Gīmbīcho reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°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 about 1°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Gīmbīcho weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°29511.67.7
Feb26° / 12°405.811.87.3
Mar26° / 13°12513.711.96.1
Apr24° / 13°28721.212.25.0
May23° / 13°3222512.34.4
Jun21° / 12°20528.312.43.7
Jul20° / 12°26130.212.43.4
Aug21° / 12°28430.412.23.4
Sep21° / 12°35528.7123.7
Oct24° / 11°21513.611.86.3
Nov25° / 11°564.711.77.9
Dec25° / 11°192.511.68.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31981
41882
51981
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112080
122080
132080
142080
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232278
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272377
282476
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302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Gīmbīcho gets around 322 mm of rain over 25 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 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
579
679
779
879
979
1079
1180
1280
1380
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1982
2082
2183
2283
2384
2484
2585
2685
2786
2886
2987
3087
3188

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1197011
2187111
3177211
4177211
5177310
6167410
7167410
8157510
915769
1015769
1114779
1214779
1313789
1413798
1513798
1613798
1713807
1812817
1912817
2012817
2112826
2211836
2311836
2411836
2510846
2610855
279865
289865
299874
308884
318884

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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124calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:196:34
212.36:196:34
312.36:186:35
412.36:186:35
512.36:186:35
612.36:176:35
712.36:176:35
812.36:176:35
912.36:176:35
1012.36:176:35
1112.36:166:35
1212.36:166:35
1312.36:166:35
1412.36:166:36
1512.36:166:36
1612.36:166:36
1712.36:156:36
1812.36:156:36
1912.46:156:36
2012.46:156:37
2112.46:156:37
2212.46:156:37
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2612.46:156:38
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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 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Gīmbīcho

In seasonPeak

In May, Gīmbīcho sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gīmbīcho's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Gīmbīcho?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gīmbīcho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gīmbīcho in May

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

In May, Gīmbīcho sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gīmbīcho 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 Gīmbīcho peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gīmbīcho 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 Gīmbīcho is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2377 µg/m³Aug 1346 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gīmbīcho?

Gīmbīcho sits at 7.5°N, 37.6°E, 2,014 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Hosa’ina, 27 km away.

Topography around Gīmbīcho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gīmbīcho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m around an average of 2,074 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,577 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,645 m.

The land around Gīmbīcho is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
388 m
16 km
1,577 m
80 km
2,645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Hosa’ina 27 km · Hadero 28 km · Shinshicho 32 km · Duramē 37 km · Damboya 37 km · Āreka 43 km · Shonē 50 km · K’olīto 52 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 Gīmbīcho (7.45°, 37.6333°, elevation 2,014 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).