Jijiga weather in October

In October, Jijiga sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 46 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Jijiga's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:00 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 6th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Jijiga is city.

Density: 2,166/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical October day in Jijiga reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Jijiga weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	5	0.7	11.5	8.5
Feb	28° / 14°	7	1	11.7	7.7
Mar	28° / 16°	25	4.2	11.9	7.0
Apr	27° / 17°	67	12.5	12.2	6.2
May	26° / 16°	78	16.3	12.4	5.9
Jun	25° / 16°	24	6.2	12.5	7.3
Jul	24° / 16°	28	7.9	12.5	7.3
Aug	24° / 16°	30	8.2	12.3	7.1
Sep	25° / 16°	30	7.8	12.1	7.2
Oct	26° / 15°	46	8.8	11.8	7.1
Nov	26° / 13°	14	2.5	11.6	8.2
Dec	26° / 12°	7	0.9	11.5	8.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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 (%)	68	68	67	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	70	70	70	71	72
Cloudier (%)	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	30	30	30	29	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jijiga gets around 46 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16

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

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 57% 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 (%)	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	64	65	66	67	70	71	71	73	74
Comfortable (%)	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	24	23	23	22	21
Humid (%)	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	45	7
3	48	45	7
4	48	44	8
5	48	44	8
6	48	43	9
7	48	43	9
8	49	42	9
9	49	42	9
10	50	41	9
11	50	41	9
12	51	40	9
13	52	39	9
14	54	38	8
15	55	37	8
16	56	36	8
17	57	35	8
18	58	34	8
19	59	33	8
20	60	32	8
21	61	31	8
22	62	30	8
23	64	29	7
24	65	28	7
25	66	27	7
26	67	26	7
27	70	24	6
28	71	23	6
29	71	23	6
30	73	22	5
31	74	21	5

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, 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.

	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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
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10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
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17	7	calm
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27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:42 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)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:00	5:55
2	11.9	6:00	5:55
3	11.9	6:00	5:54
4	11.9	6:00	5:54
5	11.9	6:00	5:53
6	11.9	6:00	5:52
7	11.9	6:00	5:52
8	11.9	6:00	5:51
9	11.8	6:00	5:51
10	11.8	6:00	5:50
11	11.8	6:00	5:50
12	11.8	6:00	5:49
13	11.8	6:00	5:49
14	11.8	6:00	5:48
15	11.8	6:00	5:48
16	11.8	6:00	5:48
17	11.8	6:00	5:47
18	11.8	6:00	5:47
19	11.8	6:00	5:46
20	11.8	6:00	5:46
21	11.7	6:01	5:45
22	11.7	6:01	5:45
23	11.7	6:01	5:45
24	11.7	6:01	5:44
25	11.7	6:01	5:44
26	11.7	6:01	5:44
27	11.7	6:01	5:43
28	11.7	6:02	5:43
29	11.7	6:02	5:43
30	11.7	6:02	5:43
31	11.7	6:02	5:42

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 5.88 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Jijiga?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Jijiga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jijiga in October

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

In October, Jijiga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jijiga in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Jijiga peaks around March 18 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	15	16	15	13	12	11	14	14	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Jijiga in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jijiga is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	11	11	11	15	15	11	11	12	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jijiga?

Jijiga sits at 9.3°N, 42.8°E, 1,646 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chinahsen, 27 km away.

Topography around Jijiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,654 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,038 m.

The land around Jijiga is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

artificial surfaces 58%

16 km

800 m

cropland 40%

80 km

2,038 m

shrubs 48%

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← September Jijiga year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Chinahsen 27 km · Gedeb 49 km · Babīlē 53 km · Funyan Bīra 53 km · Hartīshēk 64 km · Tog Wajaale 65 km · Felana 69 km · Harar 75 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 Jijiga (9.35°, 42.8°, elevation 1,646 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	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	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	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	45	7
3	48	45	7
4	48	44	8
5	48	44	8
6	48	43	9
7	48	43	9
8	49	42	9
9	49	42	9
10	50	41	9
11	50	41	9
12	51	40	9
13	52	39	9
14	54	38	8
15	55	37	8
16	56	36	8
17	57	35	8
18	58	34	8
19	59	33	8
20	60	32	8
21	61	31	8
22	62	30	8
23	64	29	7
24	65	28	7
25	66	27	7
26	67	26	7
27	70	24	6
28	71	23	6
29	71	23	6
30	73	22	5
31	74	21	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	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	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	45	7
3	48	45	7
4	48	44	8
5	48	44	8
6	48	43	9
7	48	43	9
8	49	42	9
9	49	42	9
10	50	41	9
11	50	41	9
12	51	40	9
13	52	39	9
14	54	38	8
15	55	37	8
16	56	36	8
17	57	35	8
18	58	34	8
19	59	33	8
20	60	32	8
21	61	31	8
22	62	30	8
23	64	29	7
24	65	28	7
25	66	27	7
26	67	26	7
27	70	24	6
28	71	23	6
29	71	23	6
30	73	22	5
31	74	21	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	26	16
6	26	15
7	26	15
8	26	15
9	26	15
10	26	15
11	26	15
12	26	15
13	26	15
14	26	15
15	26	15
16	26	15
17	26	15
18	26	15
19	26	15
20	26	15
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	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	68	32
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	65	35
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	71	29
31	72	28

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	49	45	6
2	48	45	7
3	48	45	7
4	48	44	8
5	48	44	8
6	48	43	9
7	48	43	9
8	49	42	9
9	49	42	9
10	50	41	9
11	50	41	9
12	51	40	9
13	52	39	9
14	54	38	8
15	55	37	8
16	56	36	8
17	57	35	8
18	58	34	8
19	59	33	8
20	60	32	8
21	61	31	8
22	62	30	8
23	64	29	7
24	65	28	7
25	66	27	7
26	67	26	7
27	70	24	6
28	71	23	6
29	71	23	6
30	73	22	5
31	74	21	5