Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°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 maximum | 27°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 high | 25°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 mean | 17°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 low | 10°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 minimum | 6°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) |
Minimum | 5°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Leku, SNNPR, Ethiopia with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 284 | 315 | 346 | 321 | 332 | 323 | 328 | 331 | 319 | 331 | 330 | 346 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 45m | 11h 53m | 12h 4m | 12h 15m | 12h 25m | 12h 30m | 12h 27m | 12h 19m | 12h 8m | 11h 57m | 11h 47m | 11h 43m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |