Bale Robe weather in July

In July, Bale Robe sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 268 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Bale Robe's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bale Robe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:14 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bale Robe reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Bale Robe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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

Any precipitation

Bale Robe gets around 268 mm of rain over 29.7 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 95% and peaks near 98% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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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 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (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 4.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bale Robe?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bale Robe.

What to pack for Bale Robe in July

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

In July, Bale Robe sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Bale Robe in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

Air quality in Bale Robe 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 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
Location & terrain

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.

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85 m
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80 km
3,539 m
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July weather 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).