Asmara Weather in May
Asmara in May
The short of it: Asmara in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 14° · rain 29 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Asmara an average May high of 28°, a low of 14° and some 29 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 50 min in mid-May, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Asmara runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Dbarwa, 29 km to the SSW, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Asmara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h