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Monthly climate in Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Korem features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 857 mm (33.7 inches) and receives 118 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Korem enjoys an average of 3899 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Korem are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Korem experiences 137 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 Korem, Tigray, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia §

Korem usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 22 rainy days and 179 mm (7.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Korem are January, October and December. On average, 9 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Korem, Tigray, 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) 9 (0.3) 61 (2.4) 42 (1.7) 70 (2.7) 57 (2.3) 64 (2.5) 230 (9.1) 238 (9.4) 54 (2.1) 14 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 9 9 12 8 10 28 27 8 3 2 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Korem are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Korem: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Korem, Tigray, 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 271 302 345 336 344 333 320 323 322 334 326 337
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 28m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Korem, Tigray, Ethiopia §

Korem experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, June 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 Korem UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Korem, Tigray, 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) 12 13 15 15 15 12 14 15 13 13 12 11