Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ak'ordat features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 235 mm (9.3 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ak'ordat enjoys an average of 3941 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ak'ordat are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ak'ordat experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) |
Mean maximum | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) |
Average high | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ak'ordat, Gash-Barka, Eritrea with other places around the world.
Ak'ordat usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 11 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ak'ordat are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 9 (0.4) | 20 (0.8) | 57 (2.3) | 108 (4.2) | 34 (1.3) | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ak'ordat are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 29 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ak'ordat: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 270 | 308 | 353 | 348 | 356 | 343 | 334 | 316 | 321 | 337 | 323 | 328 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 37m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 1m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 12m |
Ak'ordat 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ak'ordat UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |