Ceeldheer weather in May

In May, Ceeldheer sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 41 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Ceeldheer's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceeldheer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:42 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
49%
10th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ceeldheer is village.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ceeldheer reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Ceeldheer

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.

Ceeldheer weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°81.111.86.6
Feb30° / 24°10.111.96.5
Mar31° / 25°62125.8
Apr31° / 26°5010.912.14.6
May31° / 26°4110.112.24.8
Jun30° / 25°40.812.26.2
Jul29° / 24°30.512.26.7
Aug29° / 24°20.312.16.9
Sep29° / 24°30.4126.8
Oct29° / 25°427.811.95.8
Nov29° / 25°5210.711.85.5
Dec30° / 25°213.511.86.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
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35644
45644
55743
65941
75941
86040
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ceeldheer gets around 41 mm of rain over 10.1 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 33% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
258
357
456
554
652
750
848
946
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1142
1240
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1533
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1729
1827
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2024
2123
2221
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2713
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309
318

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103367
203268
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403268
503367
603367
703466
803664
903862
1004060
1104357
1204654
1304951
1405248
1505545
1605842
1706139
1806436
1906634
2006931
2107228
2207426
2307723
2407921
2508119
2618217
2718415
2818613
2918811
3028810
312908

Wind in May

Winds average 22 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. Calmer and breezier days trade off through the month.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light 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 5:44 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:445:52
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512.15:445:52
612.15:435:52
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ceeldheer?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ceeldheer for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ceeldheer in May

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

In May, Ceeldheer sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ceeldheer in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in July near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ceeldheer 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 Ceeldheer peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 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 18UV 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ceeldheer 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 Ceeldheer is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2016 µg/m³Oct 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ceeldheer?

Ceeldheer sits at 3.8°N, 47.2°E, 20 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Buulobarde, 179 km away.

BuulobardeJawharBeledweyneBalanbaleKahandhaleMogadishuCabudwaaqWanlaweyn

Topography around Ceeldheer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceeldheer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Ceeldheer is covered by bare terrain (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
208 m
80 km
399 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Buulobarde 179 km · Jawhar 221 km · Beledweyne 240 km · Balanbale 265 km · Kahandhale 272 km · Mogadishu 287 km · Cabudwaaq 287 km · Wanlaweyn 288 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 Ceeldheer (3.8488°, 47.1806°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).