Kibre Mengist weather in May

In May, Kibre Mengist sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 168 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-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 3% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kibre Mengist's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibre Mengist's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:12 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kibre Mengist is town and worda in southern 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 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kibre Mengist reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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62315
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Kibre Mengist weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°81.911.78.1
Feb28° / 12°112.211.87.4
Mar28° / 13°639.6126.4
Apr25° / 14°17422.812.14.7
May23° / 14°16825.912.34.3
Jun22° / 14°4711.312.35.9
Jul21° / 13°339.712.36.0
Aug22° / 13°319.112.26.2
Sep23° / 13°5611.2126.3
Oct23° / 13°19626.411.94.3
Nov23° / 12°7315.111.76.1
Dec25° / 11°143.611.78.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31585
41585
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101783
111882
121882
131981
141981
152080
162179
172179
182179
192179
202179
212179
222278
232278
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kibre Mengist gets around 168 mm of rain over 25.9 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 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
294
394
495
595
695
795
894
994
1093
1192
1290
1389
1488
1586
1685
1783
1882
1980
2078
2177
2275
2373
2472
2570
2668
2767
2865
2963
3062
3160

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 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123860
223761
313762
413663
513663
613663
713663
813663
913663
1013762
1113861
1213960
1314158
1414257
1514455
1614653
1724850
1825048
1925246
2035443
2135641
2235839
2346036
2446234
2546432
2656530
2756728
2866727
2966925
3077023
3177122

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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 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 6:15 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:27
212.26:156:27
312.26:156:27
412.26:146:27
512.26:146:27
612.26:146:27
712.26:146:28
812.26:146:28
912.26:136:28
1012.26:136:28
1112.26:136:28
1212.36:136:28
1312.36:136:28
1412.36:136:28
1512.36:126:28
1612.36:126:28
1712.36:126:28
1812.36:126:29
1912.36:126:29
2012.36:126:29
2112.36:126:29
2212.36:126:29
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2412.36:126:30
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2612.36:126:30
2712.36:126:30
2812.36:126:30
2912.36:126:30
3012.36:126:31
3112.36:126:31

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kibre Mengist

In seasonPeak

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

Kibre Mengist's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Kibre Mengist?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kibre Mengist for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibre Mengist in May

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

In May, Kibre Mengist sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Kibre Mengist 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 Kibre Mengist peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibre Mengist 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 Kibre Mengist is worst in November — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 1323 µg/m³Aug 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kibre Mengist?

Kibre Mengist sits at 5.9°N, 39.0°E, 1,690 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shakiso, 15 km away.

WenagoDīlaWendo

Topography around Kibre Mengist

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibre Mengist has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 1,701 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,355 m.

The land around Kibre Mengist is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
1,022 m
80 km
2,355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Shakiso 15 km · Kercha 65 km · Hagere Maryam 87 km · Negēlē 92 km · Yirga Ch’efē 92 km · Wenago 93 km · Dīla 95 km · Wendo 101 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 Kibre Mengist (5.8833°, 38.9833°, elevation 1,690 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).