Compare Afar and Somali Weather

Afar is 643.7 kilometers (400.0 miles) away and has the same time zone with Somali, Ethiopia. Afar's climate is classified as Subtropical steppe (Köppen climate classification: BSh) while Somali has a Subtropical desert climate (BWh).

Afar generally has cooler weather than Somali. The average mean temperature in Afar is 19.16°C (66.49°F) while Somali’s temperature is 28.04°C (82.47°F) and the difference is 8.88°C (47.98°F). Afar is warmest on average in June, when the day time temperature may reach 22.82°C (73.08°F), while Somali is hottest in March when the average high temperature is 29.63°C (85.33°F). Afar is coldest in December when the average low temperature is 9.2°C (48.56°F), while January is the coolest month in Somali, when night time temperature often falls below 19.97°C (67.95°F).

Finally, Afar has about 3.62 times more rainfall than Somali, (Afar’s 66.43mm vs Somali’s average of 18.36mm).

Comparison summary

WeatherAfarSomaliDifference
Hottest monthJune: 22.82°C (73.08°F)March: 29.63°C (85.33°F)6.81°C (44.26°F)
Coldest monthDecember: 9.2°C (48.56°F)January: 19.97°C (67.95°F)10.77°C (51.39°F)
Wettest monthAugust: 240.22mm (9.46in)October: 70.11mm (2.76in)170.11mm (6.7in)
Driest monthDecember: 3.8mm (0.15in)January: 0.14mm (0.01in)3.66mm (0.14in)

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