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Monthly climate in Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yirga `Alem 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.Yirga `Alem 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 Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Yirga `Alem 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, Yirga `Alem 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 Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, 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
(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)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, Ethiopia §

Yirga `Alem 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 Yirga `Alem 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 Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, 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) 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

Monthly sunshine hours in Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Yirga `Alem are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yirga `Alem: 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 Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, 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 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

Solar UV radiation in Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, Ethiopia §

Yirga `Alem 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 Yirga `Alem UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yirga `Alem, SNNPR, 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 16 16 16 14 13 14 15 15 13 12 12