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Mek'ele, Ethiopia climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Mek'ele has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1037 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 320 mm while December barely receives 14 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Mek'ele climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 26 | 65 | 70 | 35 | 93 | 285 | 320 | 67 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 30 | 26 | 65 | 70 | 35 | 93 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 285 | 320 | 67 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 40 | 34 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 60 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 60 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 61 | 40 | 34 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 77 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 60 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.