Kebri Dahar weather in May

In May, Kebri Dahar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kebri Dahar's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kebri Dahar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Kebri Dahar is human settlement in Somali, Ethiopia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kebri Dahar reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Kebri Dahar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 22 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
22
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kebri Dahar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.74.6
Feb34° / 21°10.111.83.9
Mar35° / 23°81.6123.4
Apr32° / 23°7311.112.13.8
May31° / 23°5210.212.34.8
Jun31° / 23°20.312.45.4
Jul30° / 23°20.312.45.7
Aug31° / 23°10.312.25.4
Sep32° / 23°81.3125.0
Oct30° / 22°6911.911.94.7
Nov31° / 21°396.611.75.2
Dec32° / 20°60.811.65.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45644
55743
65842
76040
86139
96238
106337
116436
126535
136535
146436
156436
166436
176436
186337
196337
206337
216337
226238
236139
246139
256040
266040
275941
285842
295743
305644
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kebri Dahar gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
353
453
552
650
749
847
946
1044
1142
1240
1338
1436
1534
1632
1731
1829
1927
2025
2123
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2616
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2813
2911
3010
318

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10263260
20263359
30163459
40153658
50153757
60153955
70164053
80164251
90174349
100184546
110194744
1201104841
1301115038
1401135135
1502155132
1602175130
1703195127
1803215125
1904235023
2005255020
2106274818
2207294716
2308324515
2409344313
25011364112
26012393910
2711341369
2811543348
2911645317
3011847296
3111949265

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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611calm
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1112calm
1212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:07
212.25:536:07
312.25:536:07
412.25:526:07
512.35:526:07
612.35:526:07
712.35:526:07
812.35:516:07
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2812.45:496:10
2912.45:496:11
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3112.45:496:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kebri Dahar?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kebri Dahar in May

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

In May, Kebri Dahar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kebri Dahar 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 Kebri Dahar peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kebri Dahar 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 Kebri Dahar is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1624 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kebri Dahar?

Kebri Dahar sits at 6.7°N, 44.3°E, 526 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gode, 119 km away.

GodeWarderNeefkuceliyeFadhigaradleLasoanoEl BahayGolwaynRaqo

Topography around Kebri Dahar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kebri Dahar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 521 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Kebri Dahar is covered by grassland (59%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
724 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gode 119 km · Warder 120 km · Neefkuceliye 125 km · Fadhigaradle 129 km · Lasoano 134 km · El Bahay 140 km · Golwayn 174 km · Raqo 178 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 Kebri Dahar (6.74°, 44.2781°, elevation 526 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).