Ādīs ‘Alem weather in July

In July, Ādīs ‘Alem sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 404 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ādīs ‘Alem's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ādīs ‘Alem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 404 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:18 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Ādīs ‘Alem is town in central Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ādīs ‘Alem reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	12
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21	20	12
22	20	12
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25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Ādīs ‘Alem weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 9°	14	3.4	11.5	8.2
Feb	25° / 10°	18	4.3	11.7	8.0
Mar	25° / 11°	65	10	11.9	7.0
Apr	24° / 12°	124	14.7	12.2	6.1
May	24° / 12°	155	14.9	12.4	6.2
Jun	22° / 11°	287	24.2	12.5	4.5
Jul	20° / 12°	404	30.9	12.5	3.3
Aug	20° / 12°	426	30.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 11°	303	26.4	12.1	4.1
Oct	22° / 10°	56	7	11.8	7.2
Nov	23° / 9°	12	2.2	11.6	8.3
Dec	23° / 8°	6	1.3	11.5	8.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	22	22	21	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Cloudier (%)	78	78	79	81	81	82	83	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ādīs ‘Alem gets around 404 mm of rain over 30.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	53
Comfortable (%)	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
11	4	calm
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17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	5	calm
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28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:14	6:45
2	12.5	6:14	6:45
3	12.5	6:15	6:46
4	12.5	6:15	6:46
5	12.5	6:15	6:46
6	12.5	6:15	6:46
7	12.5	6:16	6:46
8	12.5	6:16	6:46
9	12.5	6:16	6:46
10	12.5	6:16	6:46
11	12.5	6:16	6:46
12	12.5	6:17	6:46
13	12.5	6:17	6:46
14	12.5	6:17	6:46
15	12.5	6:17	6:46
16	12.5	6:18	6:46
17	12.5	6:18	6:46
18	12.5	6:18	6:46
19	12.5	6:18	6:46
20	12.5	6:18	6:46
21	12.5	6:19	6:46
22	12.5	6:19	6:46
23	12.4	6:19	6:46
24	12.4	6:19	6:46
25	12.4	6:19	6:46
26	12.4	6:20	6:46
27	12.4	6:20	6:45
28	12.4	6:20	6:45
29	12.4	6:20	6:45
30	12.4	6:20	6:45
31	12.4	6:20	6:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
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25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ādīs ‘Alem

In seasonPeak

In July, Ādīs ‘Alem sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ādīs ‘Alem's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Ādīs ‘Alem?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ādīs ‘Alem.

What to pack for Ādīs ‘Alem in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Ādīs ‘Alem sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Ādīs ‘Alem in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ādīs ‘Alem peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	15	14	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Ādīs ‘Alem in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ādīs ‘Alem is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	41	39	37	38	38	31	31	41	46	42	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ādīs ‘Alem?

Ādīs ‘Alem sits at 9.0°N, 38.4°E, 2,315 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Genet, 12 km away.

Topography around Ādīs ‘Alem

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ādīs ‘Alem.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ādīs ‘Alem has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 2,276 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,428 m.

The land around Ādīs ‘Alem is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

296 m

cropland 79%

16 km

813 m

cropland 85%

80 km

2,428 m

cropland 75%

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← June Ādīs ‘Alem year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Genet 12 km · Sebeta 27 km · Gīnch’ī 27 km · Burayu 29 km · Addis Ababa 38 km · Tulu Bolo 45 km · Hāgere Hiywet 61 km · Sendafa 70 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $933; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 14%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.5; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 28.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 499
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ādīs ‘Alem (9.0333°, 38.4°, elevation 2,315 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	11
2	21	11
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	55	45
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47