Buulobarde weather in May

In May, Buulobarde sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Buulobarde's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buulobarde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Buulobarde is city in the central Hiran region of Somalia.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Buulobarde reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Buulobarde

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
31
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.

Buulobarde weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°30.711.83.6
Feb36° / 23°10.111.92.8
Mar37° / 24°71.9122.1
Apr35° / 25°6710.112.12.4
May33° / 24°448.312.23.4
Jun33° / 24°40.612.24.2
Jul32° / 23°20.412.24.6
Aug33° / 22°20.212.14.3
Sep34° / 23°50.8123.7
Oct33° / 24°7710.711.93.4
Nov33° / 23°599.411.83.9
Dec34° / 23°132.611.83.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45347
55446
65446
75545
85743
95842
105842
115941
125941
136040
146139
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295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buulobarde gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
251
350
448
547
645
743
841
938
1036
1134
1233
1331
1429
1527
1625
1724
1822
1921
2019
2118
2217
2316
2414
2513
2612
2711
2810
299
308
317

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1016813
2015823
3015823
4014833
5014833
6015823
7015823
8016813
9017803
10018793
11020773
12022762
13024742
14026722
15128692
16130672
17132661
18134641
19136621
20238591
21241561
22243550
23245530
24248500
25350470
26353440
27356410
28457390
29460360
30463330
31565300

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
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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 5:51 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:515:59
212.15:515:59
312.15:515:59
412.15:505:59
512.15:505:59
612.15:505:59
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
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195.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Buulobarde?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buulobarde in May

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

In May, Buulobarde sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde peaks around March 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buulobarde 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 Buulobarde is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2117 µg/m³Apr 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buulobarde?

Buulobarde sits at 3.9°N, 45.6°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beledweyne, 106 km away.

BeledweyneJawharWanlaweynCeeldheerAfgooyeBuurhakabaMogadishuKahandhale

Topography around Buulobarde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buulobarde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

The land around Buulobarde is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
77 m
80 km
300 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Beledweyne 106 km · Jawhar 120 km · Wanlaweyn 156 km · Ceeldheer 179 km · Afgooye 197 km · Buurhakaba 202 km · Mogadishu 204 km · Kahandhale 211 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
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Buulobarde (3.8537°, 45.5674°, elevation 150 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).