Addis Ababa in May
Warm and wet, as the days hold steady.
May in Addis Ababa is warm: highs near 76°F, lows near 52°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 32 minutes.May in Addis Ababa is warm: highs near 24°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, less often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 12 hours 32 minutes.
- High
- 76°F24°Caverage
- Low
- 52°F11°Caverage
- Wet days
- 4a week · 50% of days
- Daylight
- 12h 32mon average
Is May a good time to visit Addis Ababa?
A good month, just outside Addis Ababa's best months, which run from November to February.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 76°F in May, against 70°F to 77°F through the year.Highs near 24°C in May, against 21°C to 25°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
50% of days in May, against 5% to 100% through the year.
Cloud cover
63% cover in May, against 45% to 74% through the year.
Daylight
12h 32m in May, against 11h 36m to 12h 38m through the year.
Either side
Where Addis Ababa sits, in May
Africa/Addis Ababa- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:05 AMsets 6:37 PM
- Above the sea
- 2,460 mhigh country
- Latitude
- 9.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- our one place here
The land around Addis Ababa, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Addis Ababa is our one place in Ethiopia so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.