Shanto weather in May

In May, Shanto sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 241 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Shanto's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shanto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
241 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Shanto is City in 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 Shanto reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42515
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Shanto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°234.111.67.2
Feb29° / 15°285.111.86.2
Mar29° / 16°9312.6125.4
Apr27° / 16°21022.312.24.5
May25° / 15°24126.612.34.2
Jun23° / 14°19326.112.44.2
Jul22° / 14°23627.912.43.9
Aug23° / 14°2602812.23.9
Sep24° / 14°26727.1124.2
Oct25° / 14°16018.511.85.5
Nov27° / 13°475.911.77.3
Dec27° / 13°182.711.67.8

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51882
61882
71882
81882
91981
101981
111981
122080
132080
142179
152179
162278
172377
182377
192476
202476
212575
222674
232773
242971
252971
263070
273169
283169
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shanto gets around 241 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
384
484
585
685
785
886
986
1086
1186
1287
1387
1487
1586
1686
1786
1886
1986
2086
2186
2286
2386
2486
2586
2686
2786
2886
2986
3086
3186

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 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172469
262470
352372
452372
542373
642373
732374
832374
922474
1022474
1122474
1222573
1312574
1412673
1512772
1612772
1712871
1812970
1913069
2003169
2103268
2203367
2303565
2403664
2503763
2603862
2713960
2814059
2914158
3014257
3114356

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 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 6:18 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:186:33
212.26:186:33
312.36:186:33
412.36:186:33
512.36:176:33
612.36:176:33
712.36:176:33
812.36:176:33
912.36:166:34
1012.36:166:34
1112.36:166:34
1212.36:166:34
1312.36:166:34
1412.36:166:34
1512.36:156:34
1612.36:156:34
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1812.36:156:35
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2012.36:156:35
2112.36:156:35
2212.36:156:35
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2412.46:156:36
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2612.46:156:36
2712.46:156:36
2812.46:156:37
2912.46:156:37
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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 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shanto

In seasonPeak

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

Shanto's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Shanto?

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
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shanto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shanto in May

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

In May, Shanto sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Shanto 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 Shanto peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shanto 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 Shanto is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1468 µg/m³May 938 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shanto?

Shanto sits at 7.0°N, 37.9°E, 1,876 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bodītī, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Shanto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shanto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 1,941 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,366 m.

The land around Shanto is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
1,340 m
80 km
2,366 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bodītī 6.0 km · Shonē 16 km · Badessa 18 km · Āreka 18 km · Wolaita Sodo 21 km · Shinshicho 22 km · Duramē 23 km · Gununo 25 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 Shanto (7.0236°, 37.8608°, elevation 1,876 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).