‘Alemaya weather in July

In July, ‘Alemaya sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 75 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 ‘Alemaya's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Alemaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 75 mm; 15.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:03 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in ‘Alemaya reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°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)	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

‘Alemaya weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	19	3.5	11.5	8.4
Feb	25° / 13°	27	3.8	11.7	8.1
Mar	26° / 15°	76	9.2	11.9	7.0
Apr	26° / 16°	129	13.5	12.2	6.1
May	26° / 16°	90	11.8	12.4	6.4
Jun	26° / 16°	26	6.7	12.5	7.3
Jul	25° / 16°	75	15.6	12.5	6.2
Aug	25° / 16°	109	19.4	12.3	5.7
Sep	25° / 16°	99	15.6	12.1	6.1
Oct	25° / 14°	72	8.2	11.8	7.4
Nov	24° / 13°	32	4.1	11.6	8.4
Dec	23° / 12°	17	3	11.5	8.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	74	73	73	73	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	26	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

‘Alemaya gets around 75 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	30	32	33	34	36	37	38	40	41	43	44	46	47	49	51	52	54	55	56	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	40
9	41
10	43
11	44
12	46
13	47
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	54
18	55
19	56
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	62
27	62
28	63
29	63
30	63
31	64

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 53% 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 (%)	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	43
Comfortable (%)	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
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26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

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 5:59 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:31 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	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:59	6:32
2	12.5	5:59	6:32
3	12.5	6:00	6:32
4	12.5	6:00	6:32
5	12.5	6:00	6:32
6	12.5	6:00	6:32
7	12.5	6:00	6:32
8	12.5	6:01	6:32
9	12.5	6:01	6:32
10	12.5	6:01	6:32
11	12.5	6:01	6:33
12	12.5	6:02	6:33
13	12.5	6:02	6:33
14	12.5	6:02	6:33
15	12.5	6:02	6:33
16	12.5	6:03	6:33
17	12.5	6:03	6:33
18	12.5	6:03	6:32
19	12.5	6:03	6:32
20	12.5	6:03	6:32
21	12.5	6:04	6:32
22	12.5	6:04	6:32
23	12.5	6:04	6:32
24	12.5	6:04	6:32
25	12.5	6:04	6:32
26	12.5	6:05	6:32
27	12.4	6:05	6:32
28	12.4	6:05	6:31
29	12.4	6:05	6:31
30	12.4	6:05	6:31
31	12.4	6:05	6:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.38 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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4
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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for ‘Alemaya

In seasonPeak

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

‘Alemaya sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit ‘Alemaya?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit ‘Alemaya for sightseeing.

What to pack for ‘Alemaya in July

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

In July, ‘Alemaya sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Alemaya 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 ‘Alemaya peaks around March 17 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	15	16	15	13	12	11	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	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in ‘Alemaya 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 ‘Alemaya is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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)	22	24	24	21	25	30	28	22	26	24	21	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ‘Alemaya?

‘Alemaya sits at 9.4°N, 42.0°E, 2,016 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Harar, 15 km away.

Topography around ‘Alemaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Alemaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 2,054 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,665 m.

The land around ‘Alemaya is covered by cropland (49%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (44%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

cropland 49%

16 km

892 m

cropland 50%

80 km

2,665 m

shrubs 56%

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

July weather nearby: Harar 15 km · Felana 21 km · Dire Dawa 27 km · Funyan Bīra 34 km · Babīlē 40 km · Chelenko 49 km · Deder 63 km · Chinahsen 67 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 ‘Alemaya (9.3933°, 42.0097°, elevation 2,016 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	26	16
2	26	16
3	26	16
4	26	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	25	16
15	25	16
16	25	16
17	25	16
18	25	16
19	25	16
20	25	16
21	25	16
22	25	16
23	25	16
24	25	16
25	25	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	40
9	41
10	43
11	44
12	46
13	47
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	54
18	55
19	56
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	62
27	62
28	63
29	63
30	63
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	40
9	41
10	43
11	44
12	46
13	47
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	54
18	55
19	56
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	62
27	62
28	63
29	63
30	63
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	32
3	33
4	34
5	36
6	37
7	38
8	40
9	41
10	43
11	44
12	46
13	47
14	49
15	51
16	52
17	54
18	55
19	56
20	58
21	59
22	59
23	60
24	61
25	61
26	62
27	62
28	63
29	63
30	63
31	64

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	53	47
19	52	48
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	43	57
31	43	57