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Monthly climate in Barentu, Eritrea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Barentu features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 404 mm (15.9 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Barentu enjoys an average of 3930 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Barentu, Eritrea §

The warmest months in Barentu are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Barentu experiences 328 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 Barentu, 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 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Barentu, Eritrea §

Barentu usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 108 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Barentu are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Barentu, 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) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 24 (0.9) 38 (1.5) 82 (3.2) 195 (7.7) 48 (1.9) 13 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 5 10 15 23 10 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Barentu, Eritrea §

The sunniest months in Barentu are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Barentu: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Barentu, 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 272 309 352 348 354 340 330 311 318 337 325 329
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 49m 12h 59m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 46m 11h 24m 11h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Barentu, Eritrea §

Barentu 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 Barentu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Barentu, 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) 10 12 14 14 14 11 11 12 12 11 10 9