Tēpī weather in May

In May, Tēpī sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 381 mm of rain across 30.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 1% 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 Tēpī's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tēpī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
381 mm
30.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Tēpī is city in Ethiopia.

Density
4,869/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 Tēpī reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Tēpī weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°7013.811.66.2
Feb27° / 16°7014.111.85.7
Mar27° / 16°17024.5124.3
Apr26° / 16°34828.212.23.7
May24° / 16°38130.712.33.6
Jun23° / 15°24829.312.43.7
Jul22° / 15°22929.712.43.6
Aug22° / 15°21829.312.23.7
Sep23° / 15°22328.9123.8
Oct24° / 15°29029.311.83.9
Nov24° / 14°20424.411.74.6
Dec24° / 14°1031811.65.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tēpī gets around 381 mm of rain over 30.7 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
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7397
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10496
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12496
13595
14595
15595
16694
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251288
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271387
281486
291585
301783
311882

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 6:28 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:286:43
212.36:286:43
312.36:276:43
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is May a good time to visit Tēpī?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tēpī.

What to pack for Tēpī in May

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

In May, Tēpī sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tēpī 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 Tēpī peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tēpī 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 Tēpī is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1455 µg/m³Oct 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tēpī?

Tēpī sits at 7.2°N, 35.5°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mīzan Teferī, 27 km away.

MetuĀgaroGambēlaJimma

Topography around Tēpī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tēpī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Tēpī is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
May weather nearby: Mīzan Teferī 27 km · Komtikas 29 km · Wacha 41 km · Bonga 88 km · Metu 123 km · Āgaro 151 km · Gambēla 151 km · Jimma 161 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 Tēpī (7.2°, 35.45°, elevation 1,175 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).