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Eritrea climate

Hot, very dry. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Asmara · Keren · Massawa · Assab · Mendefera · Barentu

Browse all 6 cities in Eritrea

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BSh

Hot semi-arid

3 cities
Kerenpop 75kMendeferapop 18kBarentupop 16k
BWh

Hot desert

2 cities
Massawapop 23kAssabpop 21k
Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

1 city
Asmarapop 564k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Eritrea.

Asmara
Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw
Keren
Hot semi-aridBSh
Massawa
Hot desertBWh
Assab
Hot desertBWh
Mendefera
Hot semi-aridBSh
Barentu
Hot semi-aridBSh

Climate types in Eritrea

Eritrea spans 3 climate types. All climate types:

BSh Hot semi-arid · 3 citiesBWh Hot desert · 2 citiesAw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 1 city
Climate records across Eritrea — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Assab (86.1 °F avg) · Coolest Mendefera (71.4 °F avg) · Wettest Asmara (42 in/yr) · Driest Assab (3 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Eritrea sits well between them.