Tulu Bolo weather in May

In May, Tulu Bolo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 84 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Tulu Bolo's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulu Bolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:12 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tulu Bolo is 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 Tulu Bolo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tulu Bolo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°72.111.68.6
Feb26° / 11°112.511.78.2
Mar26° / 12°346.511.97.4
Apr26° / 13°5910.212.26.6
May25° / 13°8411.912.46.5
Jun23° / 12°10621.912.54.9
Jul21° / 12°15929.112.53.6
Aug20° / 12°17429.712.33.5
Sep21° / 11°16023.812.14.6
Oct23° / 11°325.311.87.9
Nov24° / 10°71.511.68.9
Dec24° / 20.711.59.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144852
154852
165050
175050
185149
195149
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235446
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265743
275842
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Tulu Bolo gets around 84 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
542
642
741
841
940
1039
1139
1238
1338
1437
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2337
2437
2538
2639
2740
2841
2943
3044
3145

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13919
14919
15919
16919
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269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
318911

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:15 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:156:33
212.36:156:33
312.36:156:34
412.36:146:34
512.36:146:34
612.36:146:34
712.36:136:34
812.36:136:34
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1012.46:136:34
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1212.46:126:35
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1712.46:116:35
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2212.46:116:36
2312.46:116:37
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2712.46:116:37
2812.56:116:38
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3012.56:116:38
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.77 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 Tulu Bolo

In seasonPeak

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

Tulu Bolo's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Tulu Bolo?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tulu Bolo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulu Bolo in May

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

In May, Tulu Bolo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tulu Bolo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tulu Bolo peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tulu Bolo 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 Tulu Bolo is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1746 µg/m³Aug 931 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tulu Bolo?

Tulu Bolo sits at 8.7°N, 38.2°E, 2,172 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Waliso, 31 km away.

Topography around Tulu Bolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulu Bolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 2,173 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,518 m.

The land around Tulu Bolo is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
773 m
80 km
2,518 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Waliso 31 km · Gīnch’ī 41 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 45 km · Sebeta 52 km · Hāgere Hiywet 54 km · Genet 54 km · Guder 60 km · Butajīra 63 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 Tulu Bolo (8.6667°, 38.2167°, elevation 2,172 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).