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Monthly climate in Harar, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Harar features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 736 mm (29.0 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Harar enjoys an average of 3977 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Harar, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Harar are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Harar experiences 154 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 Harar, 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 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 7°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Harar, Ethiopia §

Harar usually has the most precipitation in April, May and August, with an average of 18 rainy days and 116 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Harar are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Harar, 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) 2 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 32 (1.3) 113 (4.4) 142 (5.6) 53 (2.1) 78 (3.1) 94 (3.7) 89 (3.5) 80 (3.1) 33 (1.3) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 5 16 19 11 16 20 18 11 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Harar, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Harar are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Harar: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 17 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Harar, 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 281 314 346 331 341 332 334 345 332 342 331 344
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 38m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 38m 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Harar, Ethiopia §

Harar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, November 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 Harar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Harar, 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 15 16 16 15 13 15 15 15 12 12 11