Welench’ītī weather in May

In May, Welench’ītī sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Welench’ītī's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Welench’ītī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:07 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Welench’ītī is city in 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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Welench’ītī reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Welench’ītī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 3 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
3
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.

Welench’ītī weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°61.611.67.9
Feb30° / 16°81.911.76.5
Mar31° / 18°245.211.95.3
Apr31° / 19°336.812.24.8
May32° / 19°26512.44.7
Jun31° / 19°28912.54.5
Jul30° / 18°8422.312.54.0
Aug29° / 18°1122512.33.8
Sep30° / 18°5612.912.15.0
Oct30° / 17°132.711.86.5
Nov28° / 15°101.811.67.6
Dec27° / 14°41.111.58.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66436
76634
86634
96733
106832
116931
127030
137030
147129
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Welench’ītī gets around 26 mm of rain over 5 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 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
618
718
817
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1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2815
2915
3016
3116

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
150428
250428
350428
451427
551427
651427
753416
854406
955405
1056395
1157385
1257385
1359374
1460364
1561354
1662344
1762344
1863334
1964333
2065323
2165323
2265323
2366313
2466313
2567312
2667312
2768302
2868302
2969292
3070291
3171281

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:106:29
212.36:106:29
312.36:106:29
412.36:096:29
512.36:096:29
612.36:096:29
712.36:096:29
812.36:086:29
912.46:086:29
1012.46:086:29
1112.46:086:30
1212.46:076:30
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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 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Welench’ītī

In seasonPeak

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

Welench’ītī sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
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May
Jun
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Welench’ītī?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Welench’ītī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Welench’ītī in May

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

In May, Welench’ītī sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Welench’ītī in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Welench’ītī peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Welench’ītī 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 Welench’ītī is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1937 µg/m³Nov 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Welench’ītī?

Welench’ītī sits at 8.7°N, 39.4°E, 1,460 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adama, 22 km away.

Topography around Welench’ītī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Welench’ītī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 1,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,204 m.

The land around Welench’ītī is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
1,266 m
80 km
3,204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Adama 22 km · Wenjī 29 km · Wonji 33 km · Mojo 35 km · Sīrē 39 km · Bishoftu 51 km · Huruta 58 km · Metahāra 59 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 Welench’ītī (8.6667°, 39.4333°, elevation 1,460 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).