Hargeysa weather in May

In May, Hargeysa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 37 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hargeysa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hargeysa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Hargeysa is capital city of Somaliland.

Density
14,481/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Hargeysa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Hargeysa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°20.511.58.9
Feb27° / 14°40.711.78.3
Mar29° / 17°173.111.96.6
Apr29° / 19°498.712.25.6
May30° / 19°377.712.45.4
Jun30° / 19°61.212.56.2
Jul29° / 19°163.912.56.5
Aug29° / 19°205.512.36.1
Sep30° / 20°143.612.16.0
Oct28° / 17°275.811.87.0
Nov26° / 15°142.711.68.3
Dec25° / 13°40.811.59.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56436
66535
76634
86634
96832
106832
116931
127030
137129
147129
157228
167228
177228
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197327
207327
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227426
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277426
287525
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hargeysa gets around 37 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
433
532
632
731
831
930
1029
1129
1228
1327
1426
1526
1625
1724
1823
1923
2022
2121
2220
2320
2419
2519
2618
2717
2816
2915
3014
3113

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1921646
2821656
3821656
4821656
5721666
6721666
7722656
8623665
9624655
10625645
11626644
12627634
13629614
14630613
15732583
16733573
17735562
18836542
19938512
20939511
211040481
221141471
231242451
241343431
251444411
261545401
271646381
281747361
291848340
301849320
311951300

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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
312light breeze
412light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
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2116light breeze
2217light breeze
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2618light breeze
2719light breeze
2819light breeze
2920light breeze
3020breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:516:11
212.35:516:11
312.35:506:11
412.45:506:11
512.45:506:11
612.45:496:11
712.45:496:12
812.45:496:12
912.45:486:12
1012.45:486:12
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1312.45:476:13
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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 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hargeysa

In seasonPeak

None of Hargeysa's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Hargeysa sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Hargeysa?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hargeysa in May

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

In May, Hargeysa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hargeysa 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 Hargeysa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Hargeysa 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 Hargeysa is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1438 µg/m³Nov 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hargeysa?

Hargeysa sits at 9.6°N, 44.1°E, 1,261 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Gebiley, 51 km away.

HartīshēkGedebBoramaJijiga

Topography around Hargeysa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hargeysa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,288 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Hargeysa is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
1,540 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Gebiley 51 km · Tog Wajaale 80 km · Baki 83 km · Ruqi 84 km · Hartīshēk 90 km · Gedeb 97 km · Borama 105 km · Jijiga 141 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 Hargeysa (9.56°, 44.065°, elevation 1,261 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).