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Monthly climate in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Asaita features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 213 mm (8.4 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Asaita enjoys an average of 3920 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Asaita are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 35 °C (93 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Asaita experiences 329 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 Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia.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 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia §

Asaita usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 6 rainy days and 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Asaita are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia.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 (0.1) 4 (0.2) 9 (0.3) 33 (1.3) 41 (1.6) 4 (0.2) 33 (1.3) 47 (1.8) 18 (0.7) 19 (0.7) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 2 5 0 5 10 5 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Asaita are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Asaita: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia.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 268 303 347 341 351 329 319 333 324 338 327 336
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 31m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 38m 12h 46m 12h 42m 12h 28m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 34m 11h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia §

Asaita experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, October 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 Asaita UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Asaita, Āfar, Ethiopia.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 13 13 14 13 11 12 13 12 11 11 9