Negēlē weather in May

In May, Negēlē sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 141 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Negēlē's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Negēlē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
141 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Negēlē is town 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Negēlē reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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102518
112518
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292517
302517
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Negēlē weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°101.411.76.2
Feb31° / 19°121.311.85.5
Mar30° / 19°738.4125.2
Apr27° / 18°21922.912.14.4
May25° / 18°14121.812.25.0
Jun24° / 17°19612.37.2
Jul24° / 17°134.412.37.3
Aug25° / 17°11312.27.4
Sep27° / 18°274.5127.1
Oct26° / 17°20722.511.94.9
Nov26° / 16°941311.86.1
Dec29° / 17°16311.77.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42872
52971
63169
73268
83466
93565
103763
113961
124060
134258
144456
154555
164555
174654
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244852
254753
264654
274654
284555
294456
304258
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Negēlē gets around 141 mm of rain over 21.8 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 69% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
191
291
390
490
589
688
787
886
985
1083
1182
1280
1378
1476
1574
1672
1769
1867
1965
2063
2160
2258
2356
2453
2551
2648
2746
2844
2941
3039
3137

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1016732
2016732
3016732
4016831
5016831
6016930
7016930
8017128
9017227
10027226
11027424
12037522
13037720
14047818
15057817
16067915
17078013
18098011
190108010
20012808
21013807
22015796
23017785
24019774
25121753
26123733
27126712
28128692
29131671
30134641
31136621

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:136:24
212.26:136:24
312.26:136:24
412.26:136:24
512.26:126:24
612.26:126:24
712.26:126:24
812.26:126:25
912.26:126:25
1012.26:116:25
1112.26:116:25
1212.26:116:25
1312.26:116:25
1412.26:116:25
1512.26:116:25
1612.26:116:25
1712.26:116:25
1812.26:116:25
1912.36:106:26
2012.36:106:26
2112.36:106:26
2212.36:106:26
2312.36:106:26
2412.36:106:26
2512.36:106:26
2612.36:106:27
2712.36:106:27
2812.36:106:27
2912.36:106:27
3012.36:106:27
3112.36:116:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
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114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
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184.8Bright
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214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Negēlē

In seasonPeak

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

Negēlē'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 Negēlē?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Negēlē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Negēlē in May

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

In May, Negēlē sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Negēlē 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 Negēlē peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Negēlē?

Negēlē sits at 5.3°N, 39.6°E, 1,540 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Shakiso, 90 km away.

MenaKerchaHagere MaryamYabēloAra AliYirga Ch’efē

Topography around Negēlē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Negēlē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,502 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Negēlē is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Shakiso 90 km · Kibre Mengist 92 km · Mena 126 km · Kercha 140 km · Hagere Maryam 153 km · Yabēlo 173 km · Ara Ali 176 km · Yirga Ch’efē 180 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 Negēlē (5.3167°, 39.5833°, elevation 1,540 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).