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Monthly climate in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dire Dawa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 934 mm (36.8 inches) and receives 127 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dire Dawa enjoys an average of 3960 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Dire Dawa are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dire Dawa experiences 204 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 Dire Dawa, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia §

Dire Dawa usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 17 rainy days and 145 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dire Dawa are January, February and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dire Dawa, 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) 5 (0.2) 21 (0.8) 59 (2.3) 151 (5.9) 149 (5.9) 44 (1.7) 98 (3.8) 136 (5.4) 132 (5.2) 91 (3.6) 40 (1.6) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 4 6 15 14 10 18 24 20 9 5 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Dire Dawa are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dire Dawa: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dire Dawa, 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 278 312 346 328 340 330 335 345 330 339 329 342
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 33m 12h 39m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia §

Dire Dawa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, October and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dire Dawa UV Index data.

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