Arerti in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Arerti sees average daytime highs around 42°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 30 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 42°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Arerti's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arerti's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
42°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
30°C
Rainfall
30 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Arerti in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 42°C.

A typical summer day in Arerti reaches about 42°C and drops to 30°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Arerti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arerti weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°30.711.34.3
Feb35° / 24°30.611.53.3
Mar37° / 25°71.311.91.8
Apr40° / 28°122.412.30.3
May42° / 28°81.712.60.0
Jun43° / 29°10.612.80.0
Jul42° / 30°103.212.70.0
Aug41° / 30°195.912.50.0
Sep41° / 29°72.812.10.0
Oct39° / 27°91.811.70.7
Nov37° / 25°40.711.42.2
Dec35° / 24°10.311.23.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Arerti gets around 30 mm of rain over 10 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 12 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Arerti

In seasonPeak

In summer, Arerti overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arerti sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is summer a good time to visit Arerti?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arerti.

What to pack for Arerti in Summer

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

In summer, Arerti sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Arerti in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arerti peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Arerti in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Arerti is worst in August — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1036 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arerti?

Arerti sits at 13.9°N, 40.7°E, -111 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Wik’ro, 116 km away.

Wik’roIdaga HamusDoloĀdīgratMekeleIntich’oMehoniMaych’ew

Topography around Arerti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arerti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of -111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 m.

The land around Arerti is covered by bare terrain (99%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
1,617 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Wik’ro 116 km · Idaga Hamus 122 km · Dolo 122 km · Ādīgrat 135 km · Mekele 138 km · Intich’o 168 km · Mehoni 169 km · Maych’ew 178 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 Arerti (13.95°, 40.6667°, elevation -111 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.