Badessa weather in July

In July, Badessa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 114 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Badessa's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:23 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Badessa is City in Wolayita, Ethiopia.

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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Badessa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Badessa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°102.211.67.4
Feb29° / 15°142.911.86.3
Mar29° / 16°478.6125.7
Apr27° / 16°1121712.15.2
May25° / 15°13321.712.35.0
Jun23° / 14°8320.412.45.1
Jul22° / 14°11423.212.44.6
Aug23° / 14°12022.712.24.7
Sep24° / 14°11021.9125.0
Oct25° / 14°7713.911.86.2
Nov27° / 14°193.911.77.7
Dec28° / 13°61.311.68.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22377
32278
42179
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101684
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Badessa gets around 114 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3175

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110828
210828
311827
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512817
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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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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 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 6:20 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:206:43
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512.46:216:44
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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 4.65 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Badessa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Badessa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Badessa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Badessa in July

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

In July, Badessa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Badessa 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 Badessa peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Badessa 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 Badessa is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Badessa?

Badessa sits at 6.9°N, 37.9°E, 1,665 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bodītī, 13 km away.

Topography around Badessa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badessa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 1,636 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,621 m.

The land around Badessa is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,525 m
80 km
2,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Bodītī 13 km · Bedēsa 17 km · Shanto 18 km · Wolaita Sodo 19 km · Dimtu 22 km · Tebela 26 km · Shonē 29 km · Gununo 32 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 Badessa (6.8773°, 37.9362°, elevation 1,665 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).