Aksum weather in July

In July, Aksum sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 293 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Aksum's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aksum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
293 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:08 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Aksum is town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia.

Density
5,472/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical July day in Aksum reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Aksum 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 11°30.511.38.6
Feb29° / 12°20.411.57.3
Mar30° / 14°152.811.96.2
Apr31° / 16°214.912.35.5
May30° / 16°426.612.65.4
Jun28° / 15°11815.512.85.2
Jul24° / 15°29330.212.83.8
Aug24° / 15°29730.512.53.7
Sep26° / 14°8712.712.16.5
Oct27° / 13°101.811.78.3
Nov26° / 11°71.511.38.6
Dec26° / 10°10.411.28.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34654
44357
54258
64060
73961
83862
93664
103565
113466
123367
133367
143169
153070
163070
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182872
192674
202575
212476
222476
232377
242278
252179
262080
272080
281981
291783
301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Aksum gets around 293 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
289
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491
593
694
795
895
996
1097
1197
1298
1398
1498
1598
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
2199
2299
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2499
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2699
2799
2899
2999
3099
3199

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166034
255936
345838
435740
535443
625345
725147
815049
914851
1014653
1104555
1204357
1304258
1404159
1504060
1603961
1703961
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1903862
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2103763
2203763
2303664
2403664
2503565
2603565
2703466
2803367
2903268
3003169
3103070

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:046:53
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412.86:046:53
512.86:056:54
612.86:056:54
712.86:056:54
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1212.86:076:54
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1912.76:096:53
2012.76:096:53
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2212.76:106:53
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2612.76:116:52
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3112.66:126:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
55.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Aksum

In seasonPeak

In July, Aksum sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aksum's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aksum sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Aksum?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aksum.

What to pack for Aksum in July

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

In July, Aksum sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Aksum in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aksum peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aksum 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 Aksum is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1628 µg/m³Nov 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aksum?

Aksum sits at 14.1°N, 38.7°E, 2,131 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adwa, 20 km away.

Sheraro

Topography around Aksum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aksum has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 2,150 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,839 m.

The land around Aksum is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
951 m
80 km
2,839 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Adwa 20 km · Inda Silasē 48 km · Intich’o 49 km · Indabaguna 61 km · Ābīy Ādī 68 km · Ādīgrat 81 km · Mendefera 86 km · Sheraro 91 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
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Aksum (14.1211°, 38.7234°, elevation 2,131 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).