Harar Weather in May
Harar in May
The short of it: Harar in May averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 14° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Harar brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 14°, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Harar runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. ‘Alemaya, 15 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Harar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h