Bako Weather in May
Bako in May
The short of it: Bako in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 16° · rain 141 mm · daylight 12 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
May in Bako brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 16°, with about 141 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 23 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Bako runs about middling and about as wet in May. Jinka, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Bako, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 39 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JinkaSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 17 km SSE | 28° | 16° | 122 mm |
| Felege NewaySouth Ethiopia Regional State | 67 km NNE | 28° | 15° | 167 mm |
| GīdolēSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 90 km E | 25° | 14° | 169 mm |
| TurmiSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 91 km S | 31° | 19° | 75 mm |
| Arba MinchSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 112 km ENE | 29° | 17° | 116 mm |
| KonsoSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 118 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 56 mm |
| LobuniSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 118 km SSW | 36° | 22° | 57 mm |
| Ch’ench’aSouth Ethiopia Regional State | 122 km ENE | 21° | 8° | 198 mm |