Āykel weather in July

In July, Āykel sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 490 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Āykel's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āykel's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 490 mm; 30.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 42 min; 6:17 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Āykel is town in western 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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Āykel reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
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	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

How July really feels in Āykel

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Āykel 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	28° / 13°	3	0.8	11.3	7.7
Feb	30° / 14°	2	0.7	11.6	6.3
Mar	32° / 17°	11	2.8	11.9	5.2
Apr	32° / 19°	32	7.4	12.3	4.4
May	30° / 18°	128	17.6	12.6	4.4
Jun	26° / 17°	276	27.2	12.7	4.0
Jul	23° / 16°	490	30.9	12.7	3.6
Aug	23° / 16°	532	31	12.4	3.5
Sep	25° / 16°	353	29	12.1	3.9
Oct	26° / 15°	126	18.2	11.7	5.7
Nov	27° / 14°	19	4.3	11.4	7.8
Dec	28° / 13°	3	0.6	11.3	8.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	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 (%)	28	27	26	24	24	22	21	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9
Cloudier (%)	72	73	74	76	76	78	79	81	81	82	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	16	84
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Āykel gets around 490 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 (%)	98	98	98	99	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

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
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 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 97% 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
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Humid (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Wind in July

Winds average 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:55 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:13	6:57
2	12.7	6:13	6:57
3	12.7	6:14	6:57
4	12.7	6:14	6:57
5	12.7	6:14	6:57
6	12.7	6:14	6:57
7	12.7	6:15	6:58
8	12.7	6:15	6:58
9	12.7	6:15	6:58
10	12.7	6:16	6:58
11	12.7	6:16	6:58
12	12.7	6:16	6:58
13	12.7	6:16	6:58
14	12.7	6:17	6:58
15	12.7	6:17	6:58
16	12.7	6:17	6:58
17	12.7	6:17	6:57
18	12.7	6:18	6:57
19	12.7	6:18	6:57
20	12.6	6:18	6:57
21	12.6	6:18	6:57
22	12.6	6:19	6:57
23	12.6	6:19	6:57
24	12.6	6:19	6:57
25	12.6	6:19	6:56
26	12.6	6:20	6:56
27	12.6	6:20	6:56
28	12.6	6:20	6:56
29	12.6	6:20	6:55
30	12.6	6:21	6:55
31	12.6	6:21	6:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.78 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.78 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)	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	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	4.6	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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	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 Āykel

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Āykel?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Āykel.

What to pack for Āykel in July

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

In July, Āykel sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Āykel 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 Āykel peaks around March 21 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	15	14	12	12	11	14	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Āykel 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 Āykel is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	21	23	27	28	16	22	23	20	21	21	19	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Āykel?

Āykel sits at 12.6°N, 37.1°E, 2,248 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is K’ola Diba, 31 km away.

Topography around Āykel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āykel has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m around an average of 2,144 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,451 m.

The land around Āykel is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

537 m

cropland 69%

16 km

1,218 m

cropland 60%

80 km

2,451 m

cropland 36%

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

July weather nearby: K’ola Diba 31 km · Gondar 44 km · Tikil Dingay 48 km · Maksenyit 56 km · Amba Giorgis 65 km · Dabat 90 km · Ādīs Zemen 92 km · Werota 98 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 Āykel (12.55°, 37.0667°, elevation 2,248 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	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	16
30	23	16
31	23	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	16	84
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	16	84
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	28	72
2	27	73
3	26	74
4	24	76
5	24	76
6	22	78
7	21	79
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	17	83
12	16	84
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	12	88
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91
31	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	98
2	98
3	98
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	3	97
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95