Climate of Mekele
Mekele has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Mekele is 24° degrees and there is about 646 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 206 days a year with an average humidity of 53% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 27°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 11°C and 17°C
- Rain: it rains 133 days and there is a total of approximately 645 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3505 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 21°C and 27°C |
Warmest month: | 27°C in June |
Coldest month: | 21°C in December |
Night temperature: | between 11°C and 17°C |
Dry days: | 232 days |
Days with rain: | 133 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 645 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3505 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Mekele.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Mekele.
Climate table of Mekele
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Mekele. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Mekele might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Night temp. (°C) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 14 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 42 | 176 | 239 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 5 |
Days with rain | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Dry days | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 27 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Best time to visit Mekele
The best time to visit Mekele in Ethiopia is from January through June and September through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Mekele is 27°C in June and the lowest is 21°C in December.
Climate of Mekele by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Mekele? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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