Dhamas weather in May

In May, Dhamas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 23 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 32% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Dhamas's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhamas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Dhamas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
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103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
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263223
273123
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313123

How May really feels in Dhamas

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.

Dhamas 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
Jan34° / 23°30.811.84.0
Feb35° / 23°20.411.93.2
Mar35° / 24°203123.0
Apr32° / 24°9213.812.13.5
May31° / 23°235.812.14.7
Jun31° / 22°30.512.25.4
Jul30° / 22°30.912.25.8
Aug31° / 22°20.712.15.4
Sep32° / 22°20.5125.0
Oct31° / 22°718.711.94.5
Nov30° / 22°9113.311.94.5
Dec32° / 22°183.111.84.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45446
55743
65842
76040
86238
96337
106535
116634
126733
136832
146832
156832
166832
176832
186832
196733
206634
216535
226535
236337
246238
256040
265941
275743
285545
295446
305248
315050

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dhamas gets around 23 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
239
337
435
533
631
729
827
925
1024
1122
1221
1320
1419
1518
1617
1717
1816
1915
2015
2114
2213
2312
2412
2511
2610
279
288
297
306
316

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1054847
2055045
3055243
4065341
5065638
6075736
7076033
8096130
90106327
100116425
110136522
120146719
130166717
140186814
150206812
160226711
17024679
18126658
19128647
20129655
21131644
22233614
23235603
24237592
25339562
26442531
27444511
28546481
29648451
30750421
31753400

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
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2718light breeze
2819light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light 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 6:09 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:15
212.16:086:15
312.16:086:15
412.16:086:15
512.16:086:15
612.16:086:15
712.16:086:15
812.16:076:15
912.16:076:15
1012.16:076:15
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2012.26:076:16
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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 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dhamas?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dhamas in May

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

In May, Dhamas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dhamas in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dhamas peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dhamas?

Dhamas sits at 3.2°N, 41.3°E, 400 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Lafey, 17 km away.

RamuManderaBeled HawoTakabaBaardheereLuuq

Topography around Dhamas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhamas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m.

The land around Dhamas is covered by shrubs (94%) within 3 km, shrubs (99%) within 16 km, and shrubs (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
657 m
shrubsgrassland
May weather nearby: Lafey 17 km · El Wak 59 km · Ramu 87 km · Mandera 105 km · Beled Hawo 105 km · Takaba 126 km · Baardheere 138 km · Luuq 152 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 Dhamas (3.153°, 41.3357°, elevation 400 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).