When to go · Konso
Konso in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Low
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- KonsoHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 9 days
- South Omo lowlands, Ethiopia · Jinka, Turmi, Omorate, Konsorainy
Hot and dusty; April–May and October rains turn tracks to mud and can cut off villages.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Siklet and Fasika (Good Friday and Orthodox Easter) big impact
Apr–May (moves yearly — check; 2 May in 2027) · Ethiopia
End of the 55-day fast; offices close, domestic flights busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ethiopia overall
- Low
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Low
Ethiopia overall: Hot in the lowlands, rain in the Omo; quiet and cheap in the highlands.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Konso, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: High
Prices
May: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 1
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).
January: Inside Konso's best window: Oct–Mar.
Konso: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast