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Monthly climate in Hawassa, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hawassa features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1128 mm (44.4 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hawassa enjoys an average of 3915 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 42 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hawassa, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Hawassa are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hawassa experiences 125 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 Hawassa, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average low 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hawassa, Ethiopia §

Hawassa usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 189 mm (7.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hawassa are January, February and December. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hawassa, 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) 6 (0.2) 30 (1.2) 46 (1.8) 147 (5.8) 179 (7.1) 87 (3.4) 73 (2.9) 98 (3.9) 193 (7.6) 194 (7.7) 66 (2.6) 9 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 4 8 17 24 21 24 24 26 18 8 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Hawassa, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Hawassa are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hawassa: January, February and September receive an average of 10 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hawassa, 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 283 314 348 323 332 324 327 330 317 335 332 346
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 44m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 25m 12h 30m 12h 28m 12h 19m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Hawassa, Ethiopia §

Hawassa 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.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hawassa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hawassa, 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) 14 15 16 16 14 13 14 15 15 13 12 12