Yirga ‘Alem weather in May

In May, Yirga ‘Alem sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 233 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Yirga ‘Alem's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yirga ‘Alem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 233 mm; 25.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:13 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Yirga ‘Alem is place in Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical May day in Yirga ‘Alem reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

Yirga ‘Alem weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 10°	26	4.5	11.7	7.9
Feb	26° / 11°	34	4.8	11.8	7.4
Mar	25° / 12°	98	11.9	12	6.5
Apr	23° / 12°	211	20.6	12.1	5.0
May	22° / 12°	233	25.5	12.3	4.2
Jun	20° / 12°	131	25.7	12.4	3.9
Jul	19° / 12°	124	25.5	12.4	3.8
Aug	19° / 12°	150	26.3	12.2	3.8
Sep	21° / 11°	225	26	12	4.0
Oct	21° / 11°	201	21.6	11.8	4.7
Nov	22° / 10°	74	9.5	11.7	6.8
Dec	23° / 10°	26	4	11.6	8.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32
Cloudier (%)	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	75	74	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Yirga ‘Alem gets around 233 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	86	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	38	37	36	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42
Comfortable (%)	62	63	64	65	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:17 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:17	6:31
2	12.2	6:16	6:31
3	12.2	6:16	6:31
4	12.2	6:16	6:31
5	12.3	6:15	6:31
6	12.3	6:15	6:31
7	12.3	6:15	6:31
8	12.3	6:15	6:31
9	12.3	6:15	6:31
10	12.3	6:14	6:31
11	12.3	6:14	6:31
12	12.3	6:14	6:31
13	12.3	6:14	6:31
14	12.3	6:14	6:32
15	12.3	6:14	6:32
16	12.3	6:13	6:32
17	12.3	6:13	6:32
18	12.3	6:13	6:32
19	12.3	6:13	6:32
20	12.3	6:13	6:32
21	12.3	6:13	6:33
22	12.3	6:13	6:33
23	12.3	6:13	6:33
24	12.3	6:13	6:33
25	12.3	6:13	6:33
26	12.3	6:13	6:33
27	12.3	6:13	6:34
28	12.4	6:13	6:34
29	12.4	6:13	6:34
30	12.4	6:13	6:34
31	12.4	6:13	6:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Yirga ‘Alem?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Yirga ‘Alem for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yirga ‘Alem in May

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

In May, Yirga ‘Alem sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Yirga ‘Alem 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 Yirga ‘Alem peaks around March 16 at about 15 (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	15	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	15	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 Yirga ‘Alem 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 Yirga ‘Alem is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	69	61	53	45	41	44	42	39	46	54	67	73
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	69	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	67	Unhealthy
Dec	73	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Yirga ‘Alem?

Yirga ‘Alem sits at 6.8°N, 38.4°E, 1,778 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Leku, 14 km away.

Topography around Yirga ‘Alem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yirga ‘Alem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 1,757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,492 m.

The land around Yirga ‘Alem is covered by trees (75%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

163 m

trees 75%

16 km

1,489 m

trees 55%

80 km

2,492 m

cropland 33%

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← April Yirga ‘Alem year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Leku 14 km · Wendo 17 km · Ch’iko 21 km · Awasa 35 km · Dimtu 38 km · Bedēsa 38 km · Dīla 39 km · Wenago 51 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 Yirga ‘Alem (6.75°, 38.4167°, elevation 1,778 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	21	12
31	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	22	78
14	22	78
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	27	73
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	29	71
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	32	68
29	32	68
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	81
7	81
8	81
9	81
10	82
11	82
12	82
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	82
19	82
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	86
31	86

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	38	62
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	38	62
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	41	59
30	42	58
31	42	58