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Monthly climate in Leku, Ethiopia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Leku features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1650 mm (65.0 inches) and receives 212 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Leku enjoys an average of 3912 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 43 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Leku, Ethiopia

The warmest months in Leku are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Leku experiences 72 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 Leku. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		28°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(78°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average high25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		24°C
(76°F)		22°C
(72°F)		21°C
(69°F)		19°C
(66°F)		20°C
(68°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(66°F)		18°C
(65°F)		17°C
(63°F)		16°C
(61°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Average low10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(53°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum6°C
(44°F)		9°C
(48°F)		11°C
(51°F)		11°C
(51°F)		11°C
(51°F)		10°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(49°F)		7°C
(45°F)		7°C
(46°F)
Minimum5°C
(41°F)		8°C
(46°F)		9°C
(49°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(48°F)		9°C
(48°F)		6°C
(43°F)		6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Leku, Ethiopia

Leku usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 242 mm (9.5 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Leku are January, February and December. On average, 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Leku. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)12 (0.5)39 (1.5)72 (2.8)204 (8.0)238 (9.4)156 (6.2)138 (5.4)166 (6.5)248 (9.8)241 (9.5)109 (4.3)27 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)251121252728272721144

Monthly sunshine hours in Leku, Ethiopia

The sunniest months in Leku are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Leku: January, February and September receive an average of 10 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Leku. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours284315346321332323328331319331330346
Mean daily daylight hours11h 45m11h 53m12h 4m12h 15m12h 25m12h 30m12h 27m12h 19m12h 8m11h 57m11h 47m11h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Leku, Ethiopia

Leku experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Leku UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Leku. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)131616161413141515131212