Qoryooley weather in May

In May, Qoryooley sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 99 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 34% 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 Qoryooley's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qoryooley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:56 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Qoryooley is city in Lower Shebelle region, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical May day in Qoryooley reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°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 about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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How May really feels in Qoryooley

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.

Qoryooley weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°81.611.94.8
Feb33° / 24°30.511.94.5
Mar33° / 25°154124.1
Apr32° / 26°9416.2123.3
May31° / 25°9919.912.13.8
Jun29° / 24°351112.15.1
Jul29° / 23°309.712.15.6
Aug29° / 23°227.812.15.9
Sep30° / 24°206.1125.7
Oct31° / 24°7914.5124.4
Nov31° / 24°11017.911.94.0
Dec32° / 24°376.111.94.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
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35050
45149
55248
65347
75446
85644
95743
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116040
126238
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Qoryooley gets around 99 mm of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
477
576
675
774
873
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1071
1170
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1764
1863
1961
2060
2159
2258
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2750
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3144

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106832
206832
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807030
907129
1007327
1107426
1207624
1307822
1408020
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1608317
1708515
1808713
1908812
2009010
210919
220937
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282953
293952
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314951

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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612light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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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 5:57 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:576:01
212.15:576:01
312.15:576:01
412.15:576:01
512.15:576:01
612.15:566:01
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Qoryooley?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qoryooley.

What to pack for Qoryooley in May

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

In May, Qoryooley sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Qoryooley 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 21 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Qoryooley 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 Qoryooley peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Qoryooley?

Qoryooley sits at 1.8°N, 44.5°E, 64 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Marka, 28 km away.

MogadishuWanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Qoryooley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qoryooley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Qoryooley is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Marka 28 km · Afgooye 76 km · Mogadishu 95 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 124 km · Jawhar 154 km · Baidoa 177 km · Diinsoor 186 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 Qoryooley (1.7878°, 44.53°, elevation 64 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).