Injibara weather in May

In May, Injibara sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 238 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Injibara's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Injibara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:13 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Injibara is city.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Injibara reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312313

Injibara weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°102.411.48.4
Feb26° / 12°122.811.67.9
Mar26° / 14°427.211.97.2
Apr26° / 14°719.112.26.8
May24° / 14°23819.512.55.4
Jun21° / 12°3912912.63.6
Jul19° / 12°4643112.63.1
Aug19° / 12°4893112.43.1
Sep21° / 12°5072812.13.7
Oct21° / 11°26217.511.85.4
Nov22° / 11°517.711.57.2
Dec23° / 11°16311.48.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53763
63763
73961
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153763
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193664
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303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Injibara gets around 238 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
246
347
448
549
651
752
853
954
1055
1156
1257
1358
1459
1560
1661
1762
1864
1965
2066
2168
2270
2371
2473
2575
2677
2779
2880
2982
3083
3184

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18911
28812
38713
48614
58515
68416
78317
88218
98119
108020
117921
127822
137723
147723
157624
167525
177327
187228
197129
207030
216832
226733
236634
246535
256436
266238
276139
286040
295941
305842
315743

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 36 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 6:18 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:186:41
212.46:186:41
312.46:176:41
412.46:176:41
512.46:176:42
612.46:166:42
712.46:166:42
812.46:166:42
912.56:156:42
1012.56:156:42
1112.56:156:43
1212.56:146:43
1312.56:146:43
1412.56:146:43
1512.56:146:43
1612.56:136:44
1712.56:136:44
1812.56:136:44
1912.56:136:44
2012.56:136:45
2112.56:136:45
2212.56:136:45
2312.56:126:45
2412.66:126:46
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2612.66:126:46
2712.66:126:46
2812.66:126:47
2912.66:126:47
3012.66:126:47
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
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195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Injibara

In seasonPeak

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

Injibara's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Injibara?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Injibara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Injibara in May

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

In May, Injibara sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Injibara 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 Injibara peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Injibara 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 Injibara is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1443 µg/m³May 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Injibara?

Injibara sits at 11.0°N, 36.9°E, 2,661 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādīs K’idamē, 10 km away.

Topography around Injibara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Injibara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m around an average of 2,634 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,787 m.

The land around Injibara is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
400 m
16 km
842 m
80 km
2,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Ādīs K’idamē 10 km · Ginja Bet 17 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 17 km · Tīlīlī 20 km · Dangila 31 km · Burē 37 km · Gurbetē 40 km · Shendi 40 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 Injibara (11°, 36.9167°, elevation 2,661 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).