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Monthly climate in Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mek'ele features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (60 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 943 mm (37.1 inches) and receives 133 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mek'ele enjoys an average of 3861 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mek'ele, Ethiopia §

The warmest months in Mek'ele are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 17 °C (60 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mek'ele experiences 101 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 Mek'ele, 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
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 5°C
(41°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mek'ele, Ethiopia §

Mek'ele usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mek'ele are January, November and December. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mek'ele, 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) 8 (0.3) 30 (1.2) 39 (1.5) 60 (2.4) 45 (1.8) 91 (3.6) 226 (8.9) 309 (12.2) 99 (3.9) 17 (0.7) 14 (0.6) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 7 10 11 8 14 29 30 15 3 3 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Mek'ele, Ethiopia §

The sunniest months in Mek'ele are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mek'ele: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mek'ele, 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 272 303 349 340 345 324 306 303 315 336 326 336
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 24m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Mek'ele, Ethiopia §

Mek'ele experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / 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 Mek'ele UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mek'ele, 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 14 15 15 15 12 13 14 13 13 11 10