Buurhakaba weather in May

In May, Buurhakaba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 60 mm of rain across 12.7 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Buurhakaba's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buurhakaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:56 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Buurhakaba is human settlement.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Buurhakaba 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 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	33	24
7	33	24
8	33	24
9	33	24
10	33	24
11	33	24
12	33	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How May really feels in Buurhakaba

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.

Buurhakaba 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° / 23°	2	0.7	11.9	3.0
Feb	36° / 23°	1	0.2	11.9	2.3
Mar	37° / 25°	9	1.8	12	2.0
Apr	35° / 25°	78	12.7	12.1	2.4
May	33° / 24°	60	12.7	12.1	3.5
Jun	32° / 23°	9	2.5	12.2	4.5
Jul	31° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.9
Aug	32° / 22°	6	1.6	12.1	4.6
Sep	33° / 23°	11	2.2	12	4.0
Oct	33° / 23°	80	11.7	11.9	3.4
Nov	32° / 23°	82	12.6	11.9	3.7
Dec	34° / 23°	16	3.1	11.8	3.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 42%.

	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 (%)	50	50	51	51	53	54	56	57	58	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	60	59	59	57	57	55	54	53	52	51
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	40	41	41	43	43	45	46	47	48	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Buurhakaba gets around 60 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% 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	60	59	57	56	54	53	51	49	47	46	44	43	41	40	38	37	36	34	33	32	31	30	28	27	25	24	22	20	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	60
4	59
5	57
6	56
7	54
8	53
9	51
10	49
11	47
12	46
13	44
14	43
15	41
16	40
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	34
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	28
26	27
27	25
28	24
29	22
30	20
31	19

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4
Muggy (%)	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	21	23	25	27	29	31	34	36	38	41	43	46	48	51	53	56	59	61	63
Oppressive (%)	85	86	86	87	87	87	86	85	84	83	82	80	78	76	74	72	70	69	66	64	62	58	56	53	51	48	45	42	39	36	33
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	14	85	1
2	0	13	86	1
3	0	13	86	1
4	0	12	87	1
5	0	12	87	1
6	0	12	87	1
7	0	13	86	1
8	0	14	85	1
9	0	15	84	1
10	0	16	83	1
11	0	17	82	1
12	0	19	80	1
13	0	21	78	1
14	0	23	76	1
15	0	25	74	1
16	0	27	72	1
17	0	29	70	1
18	0	31	69	0
19	0	34	66	0
20	0	36	64	0
21	0	38	62	0
22	1	41	58	0
23	1	43	56	0
24	1	46	53	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	51	48	0
27	2	53	45	0
28	2	56	42	0
29	2	59	39	0
30	3	61	36	0
31	4	63	33	0

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 17 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	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	calm	calm	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

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:06 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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:58	6:04
2	12.1	5:58	6:04
3	12.1	5:58	6:04
4	12.1	5:57	6:04
5	12.1	5:57	6:04
6	12.1	5:57	6:04
7	12.1	5:57	6:04
8	12.1	5:57	6:04
9	12.1	5:57	6:04
10	12.1	5:57	6:04
11	12.1	5:56	6:04
12	12.1	5:56	6:04
13	12.1	5:56	6:04
14	12.1	5:56	6:04
15	12.1	5:56	6:04
16	12.1	5:56	6:04
17	12.1	5:56	6:04
18	12.1	5:56	6:04
19	12.1	5:56	6:04
20	12.1	5:56	6:04
21	12.1	5:56	6:04
22	12.1	5:56	6:04
23	12.1	5:56	6:04
24	12.1	5:56	6:04
25	12.1	5:56	6:05
26	12.1	5:56	6:05
27	12.1	5:56	6:05
28	12.1	5:56	6:05
29	12.1	5:56	6:05
30	12.1	5:57	6:05
31	12.1	5:57	6:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.29 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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	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	5.3	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	5.1	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Buurhakaba?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buurhakaba.

What to pack for Buurhakaba in May

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

In May, Buurhakaba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

Buurhakaba sits at 2.8°N, 44.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baidoa, 59 km away.

Topography around Buurhakaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buurhakaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buurhakaba is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

111 m

grassland 45%

16 km

131 m

shrubs 65%

80 km

585 m

shrubs 92%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

May weather nearby: Baidoa 59 km · Wanlaweyn 93 km · Qoryooley 124 km · Diinsoor 130 km · Afgooye 137 km · Marka 143 km · Jawhar 158 km · Mogadishu 164 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 Buurhakaba (2.8026°, 44.078°, elevation 277 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	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	33	24
7	33	24
8	33	24
9	33	24
10	33	24
11	33	24
12	33	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	60
4	59
5	57
6	56
7	54
8	53
9	51
10	49
11	47
12	46
13	44
14	43
15	41
16	40
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	34
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	28
26	27
27	25
28	24
29	22
30	20
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	14	85	1
2	0	13	86	1
3	0	13	86	1
4	0	12	87	1
5	0	12	87	1
6	0	12	87	1
7	0	13	86	1
8	0	14	85	1
9	0	15	84	1
10	0	16	83	1
11	0	17	82	1
12	0	19	80	1
13	0	21	78	1
14	0	23	76	1
15	0	25	74	1
16	0	27	72	1
17	0	29	70	1
18	0	31	69	0
19	0	34	66	0
20	0	36	64	0
21	0	38	62	0
22	1	41	58	0
23	1	43	56	0
24	1	46	53	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	51	48	0
27	2	53	45	0
28	2	56	42	0
29	2	59	39	0
30	3	61	36	0
31	4	63	33	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	33	24
7	33	24
8	33	24
9	33	24
10	33	24
11	33	24
12	33	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	60
4	59
5	57
6	56
7	54
8	53
9	51
10	49
11	47
12	46
13	44
14	43
15	41
16	40
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	34
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	28
26	27
27	25
28	24
29	22
30	20
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	14	85	1
2	0	13	86	1
3	0	13	86	1
4	0	12	87	1
5	0	12	87	1
6	0	12	87	1
7	0	13	86	1
8	0	14	85	1
9	0	15	84	1
10	0	16	83	1
11	0	17	82	1
12	0	19	80	1
13	0	21	78	1
14	0	23	76	1
15	0	25	74	1
16	0	27	72	1
17	0	29	70	1
18	0	31	69	0
19	0	34	66	0
20	0	36	64	0
21	0	38	62	0
22	1	41	58	0
23	1	43	56	0
24	1	46	53	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	51	48	0
27	2	53	45	0
28	2	56	42	0
29	2	59	39	0
30	3	61	36	0
31	4	63	33	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	33	24
7	33	24
8	33	24
9	33	24
10	33	24
11	33	24
12	33	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	24
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	56	44
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	60	40
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	55	45
28	54	46
29	53	47
30	52	48
31	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	60
3	60
4	59
5	57
6	56
7	54
8	53
9	51
10	49
11	47
12	46
13	44
14	43
15	41
16	40
17	38
18	37
19	36
20	34
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	28
26	27
27	25
28	24
29	22
30	20
31	19

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	14	85	1
2	0	13	86	1
3	0	13	86	1
4	0	12	87	1
5	0	12	87	1
6	0	12	87	1
7	0	13	86	1
8	0	14	85	1
9	0	15	84	1
10	0	16	83	1
11	0	17	82	1
12	0	19	80	1
13	0	21	78	1
14	0	23	76	1
15	0	25	74	1
16	0	27	72	1
17	0	29	70	1
18	0	31	69	0
19	0	34	66	0
20	0	36	64	0
21	0	38	62	0
22	1	41	58	0
23	1	43	56	0
24	1	46	53	0
25	1	48	51	0
26	1	51	48	0
27	2	53	45	0
28	2	56	42	0
29	2	59	39	0
30	3	61	36	0
31	4	63	33	0