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Monthly climate in Awash, Āfar, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Awash features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 598 mm (23.5 inches) and receives 102 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Awash enjoys an average of 3964 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Awash, Āfar, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Awash are March, April and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Awash experiences 327 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 Awash, 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)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Awash, Āfar, Ethiopia §

Awash usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 14 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Awash are January, June and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Awash, 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) 3 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 35 (1.4) 85 (3.3) 106 (4.2) 13 (0.5) 68 (2.7) 77 (3.0) 60 (2.4) 75 (2.9) 48 (1.9) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 4 5 14 12 3 16 18 16 9 4 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Awash, Āfar, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Awash are March, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Awash: January, February and November receive an average of 10 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Awash, 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 277 312 348 337 349 331 328 340 330 340 327 340
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 37m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Awash, Āfar, Ethiopia §

Awash experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the 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 Awash UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Awash, 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) 12 14 15 15 14 11 14 14 13 12 11 11