Waliso in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Waliso sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 330 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Waliso's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Waliso's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 25°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 13°C
Rainfall: 330 mm; 42 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 6.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Waliso in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Waliso reaches about 25°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Waliso weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 11°	11	2.7	11.6	8.3
Feb	26° / 12°	15	3.4	11.7	7.9
Mar	26° / 13°	56	8.6	11.9	6.9
Apr	26° / 14°	97	13.6	12.2	6.1
May	24° / 13°	176	19.9	12.4	5.3
Jun	21° / 13°	186	28.2	12.5	3.8
Jul	19° / 12°	235	30.3	12.4	3.3
Aug	19° / 12°	243	30.4	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 11°	286	28	12.1	3.8
Oct	23° / 11°	73	8.8	11.8	7.3
Nov	24° / 11°	16	2.8	11.6	8.6
Dec	24° / 11°	5	1.1	11.5	8.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Waliso gets around 330 mm of rain over 42 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Waliso

In seasonPeak

In spring, Waliso overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Waliso's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Waliso?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Waliso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Waliso in Spring

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

In spring, Waliso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 42 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Waliso in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Waliso peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Waliso in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Waliso 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	41	39	37	38	41	35	33	41	46	40	43
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	43	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Waliso?

Waliso sits at 8.5°N, 38.0°E, 2,026 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Tulu Bolo, 31 km away.

Topography around Waliso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waliso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 2,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,623 m.

The land around Waliso is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

123 m

cropland 43%

16 km

1,083 m

cropland 66%

80 km

2,623 m

cropland 68%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

← Winter Waliso year-round climate Summer →

Spring weather nearby: Tulu Bolo 31 km · Welk’īt’ē 34 km · Hāgere Hiywet 52 km · Guder 53 km · Gīnch’ī 59 km · Butajīra 64 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 73 km · Insēno 76 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

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 Waliso (8.5342°, 37.9652°, elevation 2,026 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.