Mehoni weather in May

In May, Mehoni sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 41 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mehoni's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mehoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Mehoni reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mehoni weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°458.511.37.3
Feb24° / 13°407.411.67.5
Mar25° / 15°931311.96.6
Apr26° / 16°9412.912.36.4
May28° / 17°415.812.66.8
Jun30° / 17°446.312.75.8
Jul28° / 17°21223.812.74.5
Aug27° / 17°18621.912.45.0
Sep27° / 16°315.312.17.4
Oct26° / 15°152.911.78.4
Nov24° / 13°16311.48.8
Dec23° / 11°193.611.38.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37129
47129
57228
67228
77327
87426
97426
107525
117624
127723
137723
147723
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308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mehoni gets around 41 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
237
335
434
532
631
729
828
927
1025
1124
1223
1322
1421
1519
1618
1717
1816
1915
2014
2113
2212
2311
2411
2510
269
279
288
298
307
317

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162326
263325
364315
466304
567294
669283
770273
872253
974242
1075232
1176222
1277212
1378202
1479192
1580182
1680182
1781172
1882162
1982162
2084151
2184151
2285141
2385141
2486131
2587121
2687121
2788111
2889101
299190
309280
319280

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:056:32
212.56:056:32
312.56:046:32
412.56:046:33
512.56:036:33
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712.56:036:33
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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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mehoni

In seasonPeak

None of Mehoni's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mehoni's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mehoni sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mehoni?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mehoni in May

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

In May, Mehoni sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mehoni 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 Mehoni peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mehoni 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 Mehoni is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Nov 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mehoni?

Mehoni sits at 12.8°N, 39.6°E, 1,787 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Maych’ew, 11 km away.

LalibelaWeldiya

Topography around Mehoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 1,775 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,642 m.

The land around Mehoni is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
2,104 m
80 km
3,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
May weather nearby: Maych’ew 11 km · Korem 35 km · Alamata 44 km · Sek’ot’a 69 km · Dolo 78 km · Mekele 80 km · Lalibela 107 km · Weldiya 108 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 Mehoni (12.7988°, 39.6445°, elevation 1,787 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).