Climate and average weather in Bale Robe

In Bale Robe, the weather is mild, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around August.

Best: early December to mid March

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bale Robe typically varies from 7°C to 19°C, and is rarely below 5°C or above 22°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while October is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Bale Robe for warm-weather activities is from early December to mid March.

Hottest
Feb
19°
Coldest
Oct
Wettest
Aug
285 mm
Driest
Dec
55 mm
Rain / yr
2075 mm
247 wet days
Daylight
11.6–12.4 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
2,487 m
7.1°N
Clearest
Jan
54% cloud

Bale Robe is town in Bale, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
3,540/km²
people per km²

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

Bale Robe weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early December to mid March.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Bale Robe, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Bale Robe stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 19°C and low of 8°C; the coolest is October, with an average low of 9°C and high of 16°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in February.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan187
Feb198
Mar199
Apr189
May1810
Jun1810
Jul179
Aug179
Sep179
Oct169
Nov178
Dec177

Average hourly temperature in Bale Robe

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 19°C, and coldest before dawn in October, near C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Bale Robe weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6511.411.65.9
Feb19° / 709.611.86.1
Mar19° / 17718.5124.9
Apr18° / 2772512.23.7
May18° / 10°17322.112.34.2
Jun18° / 10°14622.512.44.1
Jul17° / 26829.712.43.0
Aug17° / 28530.212.22.9
Sep17° / 24627.8123.2
Oct16° / 21724.111.83.5
Nov17° / 9715.411.74.5
Dec17° / 5510.711.65.5

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Bale Robe gets about 2075 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 4.6 months, from around Jun 8 to Oct 24, peaking in July at about 98% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 20.

August is the wettest month by volume, with 285 mm over about 30 wet days; December is the driest, with 55 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%110%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetJul 30 · 98%Dec 20 · 31%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan3611
Feb3610
Mar5919
Apr8225
May7122
Jun7623
Jul9530
Aug9730
Sep9328
Oct7724
Nov5215
Dec3511

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Bale Robe collects about 2075 mm of rain across 247 wet days — roughly 173 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 285 mm, while December is the driest at just 55 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec65701772771731462682852462179755
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan6511
Feb7010
Mar17719
Apr27725
May17322
Jun14623
Jul26830
Aug28530
Sep24628
Oct21724
Nov9715
Dec5511

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Bale Robe, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around November 9 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around March 26. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 22 and lasts for 2.5 months, ending around September 4. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 30 · 57%Aug 2 · 11%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastclearercloudierclearer
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan5446
Feb5248
Mar4258
Apr2278
May3961
Jun4258
Jul1882
Aug2080
Sep3367
Oct2179
Nov3763
Dec5149

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around May 23, brings about 12 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 0 h 48 min.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan11.66:406:18
Feb11.86:426:28
Mar12.06:316:28
Apr12.26:166:25
May12.36:076:26
Jun12.46:086:33
Jul12.46:146:37
Aug12.26:176:31
Sep12.06:136:15
Oct11.86:106:00
Nov11.76:155:55
Dec11.66:286:04

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Bale Robe averages about 4 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 11 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 4.3 months, from around Nov 7 to Mar 18. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 9 sunny days (mixed).

The greyest month is July, down near 1 sunny days — about 91% fewer than the January peak.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedJan 3111 daysJul 211 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan10Mixed
Feb8Mixed
Mar5Gloomy
Apr1Gloomy
May5Gloomy
Jun5Gloomy
Jul1Gloomy
Aug1Gloomy
Sep2Gloomy
Oct2Gloomy
Nov5Gloomy
Dec9Mixed

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Bale Robe, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in January, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 0% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdry
Dry (%)
Jan100
Feb100
Mar100
Apr100
May100
Jun100
Jul100
Aug100
Sep100
Oct100
Nov100
Dec100

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Bale Robe is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmMar 8 · 6 km/hMay 31 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan5calm
Feb6calm
Mar6calm
Apr5calm
May5calm
Jun5calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep5calm
Oct5calm
Nov5calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Bale Robe

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bale Robe throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around mid December, Bale Robe is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bale Robe for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 4 · 6.3

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.9good
Feb6.1good
Mar5.0fair
Apr3.7fair
May4.2fair
Jun4.1fair
Jul3.0poor
Aug2.9poor
Sep3.1poor
Oct3.5fair
Nov4.5fair
Dec5.5good

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bale Robe for hot-weather activities is from late January to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 15 · 2.7

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Bale Robe, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Bale Robe packs about the same all year — highs hold near 19°C. Across the year the things worth having are rain gear, sun protection and a warm layer.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Bale Robe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Bale Robe by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bale Robe peaks around March 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 17Nov 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Bale Robe

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86.5
Feb86.5
Mar8.57
Apr8.57
May8.56.5
Jun86
Jul86
Aug8.56.5
Sep8.56.5
Oct86.5
Nov7.55.5
Dec7.56

Air quality in Bale Robe by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Bale Robe is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Jan 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Bale Robe is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bale Robe banks about 1,111 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around May.

02505007501,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan83
Feb101
Mar118
Apr109
May119
Jun111
Jul94
Aug89
Sep87
Oct77
Nov61
Dec61

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Bale Robe receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.7 and 6.5 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.7 months, from around Nov 30 to Apr 20. The brightest month is February, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).

The dimmest month is July, down near 4.7 kWh/m² — roughly 27% less than the February peak.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbrighterdimmerbrighterdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 246.5 kWhJul 234.7 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan6.0Intense
Feb6.5Intense
Mar6.2Intense
Apr5.6Bright
May5.2Bright
Jun4.8Bright
Jul4.7Bright
Aug5.1Bright
Sep5.5Bright
Oct5.0Bright
Nov5.4Bright
Dec5.7Bright

Where is Bale Robe?

Bale Robe sits at 7.1°N, 40.0°E, 2,487 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Goba, 12 km away.

Bek’ojīSagurē

Topography around Bale Robe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bale Robe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 2,477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,539 m.

The land around Bale Robe is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
821 m
80 km
3,539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Nearby: Goba 12 km · Ghinnir 78 km · Gobēsa 78 km · Mena 80 km · Āsasa 89 km · Dodola 92 km · Bek’ojī 95 km · Sagurē 117 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 Bale Robe (7.1229°, 40.0041°, elevation 2,487 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).