Afar, Ethiopia Climate

Weather: 26.77°C/80.19°F, Wind SW at 4.98 km/h, 63% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

Ethiopia
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Afar Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 404 meters (1325.46 feet) above sea level, Afar has a Subtropical steppe climate (Classification: BSh). The city’s yearly temperature is 19.16ºC (66.49ºF) and it is -3.07% lower than Ethiopia’s averages. Afar typically receives about 66.43 millimeters (2.62 inches) of precipitation and has 108.64 rainy days (29.76% of the time) annually.

CountryEthiopia
Longitude40.958688
Latitude11.7559388
Attitude/Elevation404m (1325.46ft)
Local timeFriday 04:24
Annual high temperature23.05ºC (73.49ºF)
Annual low temperature11.96ºC (53.53ºF)
Average annual precip.66.43mm (2.62in)
Warmest monthJune (26.71ºC / 80.08ºF)
Coldest MonthDecember (9.2ºC / 48.56ºF)
Wettest MonthAugust (240.22mm / 9.46in)
Driest MonthDecember (3.8mm / 0.15in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)108.64 days (29.76%)
Days with no rain256.36 days (70.24%)
Humidity58.7%

Climate Afar: Monthly Averages

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)25.0(77.0)28.0(82.4)27.0(80.6)28.0(82.4)29.0(84.2)31.0(87.8)31.0(87.8)27.0(80.6)27.0(80.6)25.0(77.0)25.0(77.0)24.0(75.2)31.0(87.8)
Average high °C (°F)20.86(69.55)21.75(71.15)22.79(73.02)23.76(74.77)24.59(76.26)26.71(80.08)24.98(76.96)23.29(73.92)23.61(74.5)22.29(72.12)21.43(70.57)20.52(68.94)23.05(73.49)
Daily mean °C (°F)16.75(62.15)17.67(63.81)19.03(66.25)19.94(67.89)20.91(69.64)22.82(73.08)21.6(70.88)19.97(67.95)19.79(67.62)18.04(64.47)17.11(62.8)16.28(61.3)19.16(66.49)
Average low °C (°F)9.81(49.66)10.58(51.04)12.22(54.0)12.61(54.7)13.45(56.21)14.7(58.46)15.1(59.18)13.66(56.59)12.24(54.03)10.23(50.41)9.72(49.5)9.2(48.56)11.96(53.53)
Record low °C (°F)2.0(35.6)0.0(0)6.0(42.8)6.0(42.8)10.0(50.0)12.0(53.6)7.0(44.6)11.0(51.8)9.0(48.2)5.0(41.0)3.0(37.4)3.0(37.4)0.0(0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6.19(0.24)39.01(1.54)81.59(3.21)88.9(3.5)38.18(1.5)31.01(1.22)169.55(6.68)240.22(9.46)69.55(2.74)20.29(0.8)8.85(0.35)3.8(0.15)66.43(2.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)2.186.1810.5513.097.825.0921.7324.5510.913.092.271.189.05
Average relative humidity (%)61.0458.8860.9163.456.5739.1655.9468.7661.7958.860.7358.3758.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.3311.0310.811.312.6312.8211.710.7110.829.588.569.1610.87

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Afar in recent years.

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Afar Temperature by Month

June
22.82°C | 73.08°F
July
21.6°C | 70.88°F
May
20.91°C | 69.64°F
August
19.97°C | 67.95°F
April
19.94°C | 67.89°F
September
19.79°C | 67.62°F
March
19.03°C | 66.25°F
October
18.04°C | 64.47°F
February
17.67°C | 63.81°F
November
17.11°C | 62.8°F
January
16.75°C | 62.15°F
December
16.28°C | 61.3°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature31.0°C (87.8°F)27.93°C (82.27°F)25.0°C (77.0°F)
Avg Temperature26.0°C (78.8°F)24.3°C (75.74°F)22.0°C (71.6°F)
Min Temperature18.0°C (64.4°F)15.6°C (60.08°F)14.0°C (57.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point12.0°C (53.6°F)7.13°C (44.83°F)3.0°C (37.4°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation14.5mm | 0.57in1.57mm | 0.06in0.0mm | 0in47.0mm | 1.85in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind15.0kmh | 9.32mph10.67kmh | 6.63mph6.0kmh | 3.73mph
Gust Wind22.0kmh | 13.67mph15.8kmh | 9.82mph10.0kmh | 6.21mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure14.5mb1.57mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
June° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2019-06-0123 | 73.49 | 48.2499 | 5.5929.8 | 10094.0 | 0.16
2019-06-0222 | 71.612 | 53.6656 | 3.7329.85 | 101114.5 | 0.57
2019-06-0322 | 71.611 | 51.8597 | 4.3529.88 | 10124.8 | 0.19
2019-06-0423 | 73.48 | 46.4468 | 4.9729.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-0524 | 75.29 | 48.2459 | 5.5929.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2019-06-0624 | 75.27 | 44.6409 | 5.5929.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2019-06-0723 | 73.46 | 42.8388 | 4.9729.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2019-06-0824 | 75.26 | 42.8369 | 5.5929.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-0923 | 73.410 | 50.0508 | 4.9729.85 | 10118.0 | 0.31
2019-06-1023 | 73.411 | 51.8567 | 4.3529.85 | 10113.7 | 0.15
2019-06-1123 | 73.411 | 51.8557 | 4.3529.85 | 10117.9 | 0.31
2019-06-1224 | 75.29 | 48.2459 | 5.5929.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-1325 | 77.07 | 44.63810 | 6.2129.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-1425 | 77.07 | 44.63811 | 6.8429.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-1524 | 75.26 | 42.83710 | 6.2129.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2019-06-1624 | 75.27 | 44.64011 | 6.8429.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-1725 | 77.09 | 48.24311 | 6.8429.88 | 10120.6 | 0.02
2019-06-1825 | 77.08 | 46.44414 | 8.729.88 | 10120.5 | 0.02
2019-06-1925 | 77.07 | 44.64013 | 8.0829.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2025 | 77.05 | 41.03312 | 7.4629.85 | 10110.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2125 | 77.05 | 41.03414 | 8.729.83 | 10100.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2226 | 78.86 | 42.83712 | 7.4629.8 | 10090.2 | 0.01
2019-06-2325 | 77.04 | 39.23312 | 7.4629.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2425 | 77.03 | 37.43013 | 8.0829.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2524 | 75.25 | 41.03914 | 8.729.83 | 10100.2 | 0.01
2019-06-2625 | 77.06 | 42.83711 | 6.8429.83 | 10100.1 | 0.0
2019-06-2726 | 78.84 | 39.23015 | 9.3229.8 | 10090.0 | 0.0
2019-06-2826 | 78.84 | 39.22914 | 8.729.77 | 10080.1 | 0.0
2019-06-2926 | 78.85 | 41.03114 | 8.729.77 | 10080.0 | 0.0
2019-06-3025 | 77.07 | 44.63913 | 8.0829.83 | 10102.4 | 0.09

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