Nejo weather in May

In May, Nejo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 363 mm of rain across 25.4 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Nejo's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
363 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:21 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Nejo 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Nejo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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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42818
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Nejo 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° / 15°30.811.56.9
Feb31° / 17°51.111.75.8
Mar31° / 18°314.711.95.1
Apr30° / 18°11111.212.24.8
May27° / 17°36325.412.44.2
Jun25° / 16°51829.812.53.6
Jul23° / 15°47630.612.53.6
Aug23° / 15°48130.812.33.5
Sep24° / 16°49229.612.13.7
Oct25° / 15°30425.311.84.5
Nov26° / 15°497.111.67.2
Dec28° / 15°4111.58.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23169
33169
43070
53070
62971
72872
82773
92773
102773
112674
122674
132674
142575
152575
162476
172476
182476
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202377
212278
222278
232278
242179
252080
262080
272080
282080
292080
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Nejo gets around 363 mm of rain over 25.4 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 81% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
261
363
465
567
669
771
873
975
1076
1178
1280
1381
1482
1583
1684
1785
1886
1986
2087
2188
2289
2389
2490
2591
2692
2793
2893
2994
3095
3195

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12227501
22025541
31924561
41823581
51622611
61521631
71320661
81219681
91118701
101017721
11916741
12815761
13815761
14714781
15614791
16613801
17513820
18512830
19412840
20411850
21411850
22310870
23310870
2439880
2528900
2628900
2727910
2816930
2915940
3015940
3114950

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
75calm
85calm
95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
314calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:45
212.36:256:45
312.36:256:45
412.46:246:45
512.46:246:46
612.46:246:46
712.46:236:46
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1112.46:226:46
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1512.46:216:47
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1812.46:216:48
1912.56:216:48
2012.56:216:48
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2212.56:206:48
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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 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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185.7Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Nejo

In seasonPeak

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

Nejo'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 Nejo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Nejo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nejo in May

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

In May, Nejo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nejo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nejo peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 21UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nejo 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 Nejo 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 Nejo?

Nejo sits at 9.5°N, 35.5°E, 1,888 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gimbi, 52 km away.

ĀsosaNek’emtēGutinĀyanaDembī Dolo

Topography around Nejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nejo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 1,857 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,907 m.

The land around Nejo is covered by trees (47%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
759 m
80 km
1,907 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Gimbi 52 km · Mendī 55 km · Bambesi 89 km · Āsosa 123 km · Nek’emtē 124 km · Gutin 125 km · Āyana 130 km · Dembī Dolo 132 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 Nejo (9.5°, 35.5°, elevation 1,888 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).