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Monthly climate in Massawa, Eritrea

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Massawa features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 364 mm (14.3 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Massawa enjoys an average of 3862 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Massawa, Eritrea §

The warmest months in Massawa are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Massawa experiences 299 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 Massawa, 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 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Massawa, Eritrea §

Massawa usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 74 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Massawa are June, July and September. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Massawa, 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) 74 (2.9) 71 (2.8) 28 (1.1) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.3) 8 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 19 (0.8) 47 (1.9) 76 (3.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 15 8 3 2 0 1 2 0 6 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Massawa, Eritrea §

The sunniest months in Massawa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Massawa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Massawa, 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 254 277 339 335 350 345 341 335 324 329 312 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 1m 12h 56m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Massawa, Eritrea §

Massawa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, October and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Massawa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Massawa, 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) 9 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 8