Mendī weather in May

In May, Mendī sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 180 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Mendī's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:22 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Mendī is town in 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

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

A typical May day in Mendī reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32918
42918
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312717

Mendī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°10.311.56.8
Feb31° / 17°10.311.75.7
Mar32° / 19°102.311.94.9
Apr31° / 19°519.412.24.5
May28° / 18°18023.412.44.1
Jun26° / 17°25829.212.63.7
Jul24° / 16°26530.112.53.7
Aug24° / 16°2693012.33.7
Sep26° / 16°26629.612.13.6
Oct26° / 16°16626.711.84.2
Nov27° / 16°215.111.67.4
Dec28° / 16°10.211.47.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24060
34060
43961
53961
63862
73763
83664
93664
103565
113664
123565
133565
143565
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163565
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203565
213367
223367
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263268
273169
283169
293169
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mendī gets around 180 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
357
459
561
662
764
865
966
1068
1169
1270
1371
1472
1573
1675
1776
1877
1978
2079
2181
2282
2384
2485
2587
2688
2789
2891
2992
3093
3194

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12026531
21825561
31724581
41523602
51422622
61321642
71120672
81019692
9918712
10817732
11717742
12716752
13616762
14515782
15515782
16414802
17414802
18413812
19412822
20312832
21311842
22310852
2339862
2428882
2527892
2626902
2725912
2825912
2914932
3013942
3112952

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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206calm
215calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 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 6:27 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:276:47
212.36:266:47
312.46:266:47
412.46:266:47
512.46:256:47
612.46:256:48
712.46:256:48
812.46:246:48
912.46:246:48
1012.46:246:48
1112.46:236:48
1212.46:236:49
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1612.46:226:49
1712.56:226:49
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2012.56:226:50
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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 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Mendī

In seasonPeak

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

Mendī's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Mendī?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mendī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mendī in May

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

In May, Mendī sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mendī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mendī peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mendī 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 Mendī is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1653 µg/m³May 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr28Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mendī?

Mendī sits at 9.8°N, 35.1°E, 1,665 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bambesi, 41 km away.

GimbiDembī DoloDibateĀyanaGutin

Topography around Mendī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,637 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Mendī is covered by trees (36%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
594 m
80 km
1,915 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Bambesi 41 km · Nejo 55 km · Āsosa 69 km · Gimbi 107 km · Dembī Dolo 145 km · Dibate 154 km · Āyana 166 km · Gutin 170 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 Mendī (9.8°, 35.1°, elevation 1,665 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).