Monthly climate in Keren, Eritrea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Keren features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (67 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 532 mm (20.9 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Keren enjoys an average of 3935 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 11 minutes to 13 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Keren, Eritrea §

The warmest months in Keren are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Keren experiences 289 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Keren, Eritrea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(94°F)
36°C
(96°F)
36°C
(96°F)
31°C
(89°F)
29°C
(85°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(89°F)
34°C
(93°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
34°C
(93°F)
30°C
(86°F)
27°C
(81°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(87°F)
32°C
(89°F)
32°C
(90°F)
30°C
(86°F)
26°C
(80°F)
24°C
(76°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(67°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(73°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(60°F)
17°C
(64°F)
19°C
(66°F)
19°C
(66°F)
18°C
(64°F)
17°C
(63°F)
17°C
(62°F)
15°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)
11°C
(52°F)
12°C
(55°F)
15°C
(59°F)
16°C
(61°F)
17°C
(62°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(60°F)
14°C
(58°F)
14°C
(57°F)
13°C
(55°F)
12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 8°C
(46°F)
10°C
(49°F)
11°C
(52°F)
13°C
(56°F)
14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
16°C
(60°F)
15°C
(60°F)
14°C
(57°F)
12°C
(54°F)
11°C
(52°F)
10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Keren, Eritrea §

Keren usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 139 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Keren are January, February and December. On average, 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Keren, Eritrea.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 14 (0.6) 30 (1.2) 55 (2.2) 76 (3.0) 204 (8.1) 135 (5.3) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 6 7 13 17 28 19 1 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Keren, Eritrea §

The sunniest months in Keren are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Keren: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Keren, Eritrea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 268 306 351 347 354 343 336 320 322 335 321 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 17m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 29m 12h 51m 13h 2m 12h 56m 12h 37m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 22m 11h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Keren, Eritrea §

Keren experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Keren UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Keren, Eritrea.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 14 14 14 12 12 13 12 12 10 9