Konso weather in May

In May, Konso sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 38 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Konso's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:19 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Konso is small town in south-western 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 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Konso reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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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42920
52920
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72920
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How May really feels in Konso

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Konso weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°6111.74.3
Feb34° / 21°51.311.83.6
Mar34° / 21°225.8123.6
Apr31° / 20°5212.512.14.1
May29° / 20°388.512.25.4
Jun29° / 20°203.712.36.1
Jul28° / 19°183.712.36.7
Aug29° / 20°153.312.26.1
Sep30° / 20°174.3125.4
Oct30° / 20°349.711.94.9
Nov31° / 19°194.811.84.9
Dec32° / 19°61.811.74.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43070
53169
63268
73466
83466
93664
103763
113862
123961
134060
144258
154456
164555
174654
184852
194852
205050
215149
225248
235248
245347
255446
265446
275347
285347
295248
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Konso gets around 38 mm of rain over 8.5 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 27% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
246
345
444
543
642
741
839
938
1036
1134
1233
1331
1429
1527
1625
1724
1822
1920
2019
2118
2217
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10157411
20157411
30147511
40147511
50147511
60147511
70157510
80167410
9017749
10019729
11121708
12123697
13125677
14227656
15230626
16332605
17334594
18437554
19539533
20641503
21743482
22844452
231046432
241147402
251248381
261449361
271549351
281649331
291849321
301949311
312049301

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
15calm
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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 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 6:22 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:226:33
212.26:226:33
312.26:216:33
412.26:216:33
512.26:216:33
612.26:216:33
712.26:206:33
812.26:206:33
912.26:206:33
1012.26:206:33
1112.26:206:33
1212.26:206:33
1312.26:196:33
1412.26:196:33
1512.26:196:33
1612.26:196:33
1712.26:196:34
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3012.36:196:36
3112.36:196:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Konso?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Konso in May

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

In May, Konso sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Konso 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 Konso peaks around March 14 at about 15 (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 14UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Konso 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 Konso is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJun 1818 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Konso?

Konso sits at 5.3°N, 37.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gīdolē, 46 km away.

Hagere MaryamJinkaKeleCh’ench’aBako

Topography around Konso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 1,059 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,182 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,717 m.

The land around Konso is covered by shrubs (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
1,182 m
80 km
2,717 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
May weather nearby: Gīdolē 46 km · Yabēlo 78 km · Arba Minch 87 km · Hagere Maryam 94 km · Jinka 102 km · Kele 111 km · Ch’ench’a 112 km · Bako 118 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 Konso (5.25°, 37.4833°, elevation 0 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).