Shinshicho weather in May

In May, Shinshicho sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 260 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Shinshicho's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shinshicho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
260 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Shinshicho is town in southern Ethiopia.

Density
6,400/km²
people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Shinshicho reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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Shinshicho weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°244.111.67.6
Feb28° / 14°325.311.86.9
Mar28° / 15°10212.4126.0
Apr26° / 15°23721.212.24.8
May24° / 14°26025.712.34.4
Jun23° / 14°15526.712.44.0
Jul21° / 13°20429.112.43.7
Aug22° / 13°22029.412.23.6
Sep23° / 13°27528.4123.9
Oct25° / 13°17714.411.86.2
Nov26° / 12°46511.77.6
Dec27° / 12°162.111.68.1

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
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232674
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272971
283070
293169
303070
313169

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Shinshicho gets around 260 mm of rain over 25.7 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 83% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3187

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1104445
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3027028
3127127

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
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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 6:19 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:196:34
212.36:186:34
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412.36:186:34
512.36:176:34
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712.36:176:34
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1012.36:166:34
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Shinshicho

In seasonPeak

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

Shinshicho'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 Shinshicho?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Shinshicho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shinshicho in May

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

In May, Shinshicho sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Shinshicho 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 Shinshicho peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 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 17UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shinshicho 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 Shinshicho is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2377 µg/m³Aug 1346 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shinshicho?

Shinshicho sits at 7.2°N, 37.8°E, 1,848 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Duramē, 12 km away.

Topography around Shinshicho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shinshicho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,873 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,659 m.

The land around Shinshicho is covered by shrubs (41%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,509 m
80 km
2,659 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Duramē 12 km · Hadero 12 km · Āreka 18 km · Shonē 21 km · Shanto 22 km · Damboya 25 km · Bodītī 28 km · Gīmbīcho 32 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 Shinshicho (7.2056°, 37.7778°, elevation 1,848 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).