Baidoa weather in May

In May, Baidoa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 61 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 20% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baidoa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baidoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 61 mm; 12.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:57 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Baidoa is city in Somalia.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical May day in Baidoa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with 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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	22

How May really feels in Baidoa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Baidoa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 22°	3	0.6	11.8	3.4
Feb	36° / 22°	1	0.1	11.9	2.7
Mar	36° / 24°	9	1.9	12	2.4
Apr	34° / 24°	95	12.8	12.1	2.8
May	32° / 23°	61	12.2	12.1	3.9
Jun	31° / 22°	9	2.8	12.2	4.9
Jul	30° / 21°	6	1.9	12.2	5.3
Aug	31° / 21°	6	1.8	12.1	4.9
Sep	33° / 22°	11	2.3	12	4.4
Oct	32° / 22°	91	11.8	11.9	3.8
Nov	32° / 22°	97	12.6	11.9	4.0
Dec	33° / 22°	16	3	11.8	4.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	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 (%)	46	46	47	49	50	51	52	55	56	57	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	60	60	60	59	58	56	55	53	52	51	49	48	47	45
Cloudier (%)	54	54	53	51	50	49	48	45	44	43	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	44	45	47	48	49	51	52	53	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	45	55

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baidoa gets around 61 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	61	60	59	58	57	55	53	52	50	48	46	44	42	41	39	38	36	35	33	32	31	29	28	27	26	24	23	21	20	18	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	55
7	53
8	52
9	50
10	48
11	46
12	44
13	42
14	41
15	39
16	38
17	36
18	35
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	26
26	24
27	23
28	21
29	20
30	18
31	17

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	8	9	11	12	14	15	17
Muggy (%)	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	26	28	30	32	35	38	41	43	46	49	51	54	56	57	60	61	63	63	65	65	66	67	68	68
Oppressive (%)	77	78	78	78	78	77	76	74	72	70	68	65	62	58	56	53	50	47	44	41	39	36	34	31	29	26	24	22	19	17	15

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	22	77
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	23	77
7	0	24	76
8	0	26	74
9	0	28	72
10	0	30	70
11	0	32	68
12	0	35	65
13	0	38	62
14	1	41	58
15	1	43	56
16	1	46	53
17	1	49	50
18	2	51	47
19	2	54	44
20	3	56	41
21	4	57	39
22	4	60	36
23	5	61	34
24	6	63	31
25	8	63	29
26	9	65	26
27	11	65	24
28	12	66	22
29	14	67	19
30	15	68	17
31	17	68	15

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 12 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 5:59 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:08 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:59	6:06
2	12.1	5:59	6:06
3	12.1	5:59	6:06
4	12.1	5:59	6:06
5	12.1	5:59	6:06
6	12.1	5:58	6:06
7	12.1	5:58	6:06
8	12.1	5:58	6:06
9	12.1	5:58	6:06
10	12.1	5:58	6:06
11	12.1	5:58	6:06
12	12.1	5:58	6:06
13	12.1	5:58	6:06
14	12.1	5:58	6:06
15	12.1	5:57	6:06
16	12.1	5:57	6:06
17	12.1	5:57	6:06
18	12.1	5:57	6:06
19	12.1	5:57	6:06
20	12.1	5:57	6:06
21	12.2	5:57	6:06
22	12.2	5:57	6:06
23	12.2	5:57	6:07
24	12.2	5:57	6:07
25	12.2	5:57	6:07
26	12.2	5:57	6:07
27	12.2	5:58	6:07
28	12.2	5:58	6:07
29	12.2	5:58	6:07
30	12.2	5:58	6:08
31	12.2	5:58	6:08

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.25 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	5.3	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
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	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baidoa?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baidoa. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baidoa in May

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

In May, Baidoa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baidoa 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 Baidoa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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	15	15	13	11	11	13	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	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Baidoa?

Baidoa sits at 3.1°N, 43.6°E, 441 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Buurhakaba, 59 km away.

Topography around Baidoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baidoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m.

The land around Baidoa is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

99 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

206 m

shrubs 65%

80 km

596 m

shrubs 86%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

← April Baidoa year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Buurhakaba 59 km · Diinsoor 108 km · Luuq 145 km · Wanlaweyn 149 km · Baardheere 175 km · Qoryooley 177 km · Afgooye 196 km · Marka 199 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 52% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $661; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 27.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 399
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 Baidoa (3.1138°, 43.6498°, elevation 441 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. 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	32	24
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	55
7	53
8	52
9	50
10	48
11	46
12	44
13	42
14	41
15	39
16	38
17	36
18	35
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	26
26	24
27	23
28	21
29	20
30	18
31	17

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	22	77
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	23	77
7	0	24	76
8	0	26	74
9	0	28	72
10	0	30	70
11	0	32	68
12	0	35	65
13	0	38	62
14	1	41	58
15	1	43	56
16	1	46	53
17	1	49	50
18	2	51	47
19	2	54	44
20	3	56	41
21	4	57	39
22	4	60	36
23	5	61	34
24	6	63	31
25	8	63	29
26	9	65	26
27	11	65	24
28	12	66	22
29	14	67	19
30	15	68	17
31	17	68	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	55
7	53
8	52
9	50
10	48
11	46
12	44
13	42
14	41
15	39
16	38
17	36
18	35
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	26
26	24
27	23
28	21
29	20
30	18
31	17

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	22	77
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	23	77
7	0	24	76
8	0	26	74
9	0	28	72
10	0	30	70
11	0	32	68
12	0	35	65
13	0	38	62
14	1	41	58
15	1	43	56
16	1	46	53
17	1	49	50
18	2	51	47
19	2	54	44
20	3	56	41
21	4	57	39
22	4	60	36
23	5	61	34
24	6	63	31
25	8	63	29
26	9	65	26
27	11	65	24
28	12	66	22
29	14	67	19
30	15	68	17
31	17	68	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	47	53
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	55	45
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	58	42
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	51	49
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	45	55

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	59
4	58
5	57
6	55
7	53
8	52
9	50
10	48
11	46
12	44
13	42
14	41
15	39
16	38
17	36
18	35
19	33
20	32
21	31
22	29
23	28
24	27
25	26
26	24
27	23
28	21
29	20
30	18
31	17

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	22	77
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	23	77
7	0	24	76
8	0	26	74
9	0	28	72
10	0	30	70
11	0	32	68
12	0	35	65
13	0	38	62
14	1	41	58
15	1	43	56
16	1	46	53
17	1	49	50
18	2	51	47
19	2	54	44
20	3	56	41
21	4	57	39
22	4	60	36
23	5	61	34
24	6	63	31
25	8	63	29
26	9	65	26
27	11	65	24
28	12	66	22
29	14	67	19
30	15	68	17
31	17	68	15