Sheraro weather in May

In May, Sheraro sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sheraro's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheraro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:05 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical May day in Sheraro reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13522
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33522
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How May really feels in Sheraro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sheraro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°10.111.25.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.54.5
Mar35° / 19°20.611.93.4
Apr36° / 21°51.512.32.8
May35° / 22°255.412.73.0
Jun32° / 20°8915.612.83.7
Jul27° / 19°24627.512.83.9
Aug26° / 18°31529.912.53.7
Sep28° / 17°11317.312.15.2
Oct30° / 17°112.311.76.1
Nov31° / 17°20.411.36.0
Dec31° / 16°00.111.26.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48218
58317
68317
78218
88317
98317
108218
118218
128218
138119
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318119

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sheraro gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
512
613
713
813
914
1014
1115
1215
1315
1415
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1717
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2119
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2421
2522
2622
2723
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2925
3026
3127

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861040
2851140
3831241
4821251
5811351
6811351
7801451
8801451
9791551
10791551
11781552
12771652
13771652
14771652
15761653
16761653
17751663
18741664
19731764
20721774
21721774
22701884
23691885
24671995
256619105
266520105
276321115
286221125
296122125
305923135
315823145

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 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 6:10 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:106:41
212.56:106:41
312.56:096:41
412.56:096:41
512.66:086:42
612.66:086:42
712.66:086:42
812.66:076:42
912.66:076:43
1012.66:066:43
1112.66:066:43
1212.66:066:43
1312.66:056:44
1412.66:056:44
1512.76:056:44
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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 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sheraro

In seasonPeak

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

Sheraro's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Sheraro?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sheraro. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sheraro in May

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

In May, Sheraro sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sheraro 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 Sheraro peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sheraro 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 Sheraro is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2324 µg/m³Nov 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sheraro?

Sheraro sits at 14.4°N, 37.9°E, 1,170 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Inda Silasē, 50 km away.

AksumAbalaAdwaMendeferaAdebaye

Topography around Sheraro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sheraro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,186 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,850 m.

The land around Sheraro is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
1,850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Inda Silasē 50 km · Indabaguna 57 km · Barentu 87 km · Aksum 91 km · Abala 102 km · Adwa 107 km · Mendefera 109 km · Adebaye 128 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 Sheraro (14.4008°, 37.934°, elevation 1,170 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).