Yabēlo weather in May

In May, Yabēlo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 161 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 11% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Yabēlo's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabēlo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Yabēlo is town in southern 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 Yabēlo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
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Yabēlo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°182.711.76.3
Feb30° / 18°212.511.85.7
Mar29° / 18°778.9125.4
Apr27° / 17°17720.812.14.8
May25° / 17°16120.212.25.2
Jun24° / 16°276.412.37.1
Jul24° / 16°154.112.37.3
Aug25° / 16°163.612.27.3
Sep27° / 17°305.6127.0
Oct26° / 17°14320.311.95.2
Nov27° / 16°7211.311.86.4
Dec28° / 16°193.911.77.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82575
92575
102674
112773
122872
133070
143169
153466
163466
173664
183763
193961
204060
214258
224357
234456
244555
254654
264654
274654
284654
294654
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yabēlo gets around 161 mm of rain over 20.2 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 64% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
385
485
585
684
784
883
981
1080
1178
1276
1373
1471
1569
1666
1764
1861
1959
2056
2154
2251
2349
2447
2545
2643
2742
2840
2939
3038
3136

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
10694
20694
30694
40694
50694
60694
70793
80892
90991
1001189
1101288
1201486
1301684
1401981
1502179
1602377
1702575
1802773
1903070
2013267
2113465
2213663
2313861
2424058
2524256
2634453
2734552
2844749
2944847
3055046
3155243

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:30
212.26:206:30
312.26:196:30
412.26:196:30
512.26:196:30
612.26:196:30
712.26:186:30
812.26:186:30
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2412.26:176:32
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2712.36:176:32
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3012.36:176:33
3112.36:176:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Yabēlo

In seasonPeak

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

Yabēlo's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Yabēlo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yabēlo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yabēlo in May

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

In May, Yabēlo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Yabēlo 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 Yabēlo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Yabēlo 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 Yabēlo is worst in June — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 1716 µg/m³Feb 88 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yabēlo?

Yabēlo sits at 4.9°N, 38.1°E, 1,906 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Konso, 78 km away.

KerchaGīdolēKeleShakisoArba MinchYirga Ch’efē

Topography around Yabēlo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabēlo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,863 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,069 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,653 m.

The land around Yabēlo is covered by shrubs (52%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
1,069 m
80 km
1,653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
May weather nearby: Konso 78 km · Hagere Maryam 85 km · Kercha 106 km · Gīdolē 116 km · Kele 134 km · Shakiso 134 km · Arba Minch 141 km · Yirga Ch’efē 143 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 Yabēlo (4.8833°, 38.0833°, elevation 1,906 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).