Babīlē weather in July

In July, Babīlē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 56 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 21% 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 Babīlē's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babīlē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:02 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Babīlē is human settlement.

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

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 Babīlē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Babīlē weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°91.311.58.6
Feb27° / 15°91.611.78.1
Mar27° / 16°356.211.97.3
Apr26° / 16°8915.812.25.8
May25° / 16°12621.212.45.2
Jun24° / 15°4611.412.56.7
Jul23° / 15°5613.912.56.3
Aug23° / 15°621512.36.1
Sep24° / 15°631412.16.5
Oct25° / 15°7111.511.86.8
Nov25° / 14°203.611.68.2
Dec25° / 13°81.311.58.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Babīlē gets around 56 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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1056440
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 5:58 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Babīlē

In seasonPeak

None of Babīlē's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Babīlē's rainy season runs April–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Babīlē?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Babīlē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babīlē in July

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

In July, Babīlē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Babīlē 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 Babīlē peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Babīlē 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 Babīlē is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Babīlē?

Babīlē sits at 9.2°N, 42.3°E, 1,673 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Funyan Bīra, 20 km away.

Topography around Babīlē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babīlē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,598 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m.

The land around Babīlē is covered by cropland (53%) and shrubs (40%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (47%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
877 m
80 km
2,546 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Funyan Bīra 20 km · Harar 25 km · Felana 31 km · ‘Alemaya 40 km · Chinahsen 44 km · Jijiga 53 km · Dire Dawa 65 km · Ārabī 84 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 Babīlē (9.2256°, 42.3322°, elevation 1,673 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).