Climate averages 1991–2020
Alamata weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Alamata: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Weldiya (66 km away). In May its highs average 27.5°C, 2.5°C cooler than Alamata, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Alamata ranks 5th of 40 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 40 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 40 cities is 25.5°C; Alamata is 4.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alamata climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 38 | 7.5 | 11.511 h |
| February | 24.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 36 | 6.9 | 11.712 h |
| March | 26.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 67 | 12.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 57 | 11.1 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 30.0°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 27 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 31.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 45 | 7.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 226 | 26.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 226 | 26.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 28.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 38 | 6.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.1°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.4 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 25.4°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 24.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 19 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Weldiya in MayEthiopia · 66 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Mek'ele in MayEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Dessie in MayEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 47 mm rain
- Kombolcha in MayEthiopia · 150 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 14.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Adwa in MayEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 15.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in MayEthiopia · 207 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 68 mm rain
- Aksum in MayEthiopia · 210 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in MayEthiopia · 233 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 65 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alamata) is explained once on the Alamata year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.