Ibnat weather in May

In May, Ibnat sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 56 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ibnat's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibnat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ibnat reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°61.211.48.5
Feb27° / 13°81.911.67.9
Mar28° / 14°376.211.96.8
Apr28° / 15°416.412.36.4
May28° / 15°567.412.66.8
Jun26° / 14°16914.912.75.9
Jul22° / 13°47930.112.63.7
Aug22° / 13°4353012.43.7
Sep24° / 12°12914.312.16.4
Oct25° / 13°243.711.78.3
Nov25° / 12°162.711.48.6
Dec25° / 12°81.311.38.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76238
86238
96337
106238
116238
126337
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216436
226436
236436
246436
256535
266535
276634
286733
296733
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ibnat gets around 56 mm of rain over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
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425
525
625
725
826
926
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1126
1226
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1824
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2422
2522
2622
2721
2821
2922
3022
3122

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
39010
49010
59010
69010
78911
88911
98911
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:126:38
212.46:126:38
312.46:116:38
412.56:116:38
512.56:116:38
612.56:106:39
712.56:106:39
812.56:106:39
912.56:096:39
1012.56:096:39
1112.56:096:40
1212.56:086:40
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3112.76:066:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ibnat

In seasonPeak

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

Ibnat's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ibnat sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Ibnat?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ibnat in May

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

In May, Ibnat sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ibnat 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 Ibnat peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ibnat 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 Ibnat is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2236 µg/m³Aug 928 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ibnat?

Ibnat sits at 12.1°N, 38.0°E, 2,163 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīs Zemen, 29 km away.

Topography around Ibnat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibnat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m around an average of 2,198 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,395 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,930 m.

The land around Ibnat is covered by cropland (84%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
366 m
16 km
1,395 m
80 km
2,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ādīs Zemen 29 km · Debre Tabor 32 km · Werota 45 km · Maksenyit 61 km · Nefas Mewch’a 64 km · Gondar 82 km · Amba Giorgis 84 km · K’ola Diba 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
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 Ibnat (12.1333°, 38.05°, elevation 2,163 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).