Chelenko weather in July

In July, Chelenko sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 79 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Chelenko's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chelenko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:04 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
46%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Chelenko is town in Oromia region, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Chelenko reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chelenko weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 13°284.711.58.3
Feb25° / 14°374.911.77.8
Mar26° / 16°12311.411.96.6
Apr26° / 17°16814.812.25.9
May28° / 17°7810.112.46.4
Jun28° / 17°216.612.56.3
Jul27° / 17°7918.212.55.5
Aug26° / 17°11221.512.35.2
Sep26° / 17°8916.612.15.8
Oct26° / 15°657.511.87.4
Nov25° / 14°374.311.68.3
Dec24° / 13°223.211.58.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77426
87426
97426
107525
117426
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287129
297030
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317030

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Chelenko gets around 79 mm of rain over 18.2 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 59% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
342
443
545
646
748
849
951
1052
1154
1256
1357
1459
1560
1661
1763
1864
1965
2066
2166
2267
2368
2469
2569
2670
2770
2871
2971
3071
3172

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145541
244551
343561
442571
541581
640591
739601
838611
937621
1037630
1136640
1235650
1334660
1432680
1531690
1630700
1729710
1828711
1926731
2025741
2124751
2223761
2322762
2421772
2520782
2619783
2718793
2817803
2917803
3016813
3116804

Wind in July

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

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 6:01 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:016:33
212.56:016:33
312.56:016:34
412.56:026:34
512.56:026:34
612.56:026:34
712.56:026:34
812.56:036:34
912.56:036:34
1012.56:036:34
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2212.56:066:34
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2512.56:066:34
2612.56:066:33
2712.46:076:33
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.6Bright
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245.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Chelenko

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Chelenko?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Chelenko for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chelenko in July

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

In July, Chelenko sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chelenko 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 Chelenko 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 Chelenko 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 Chelenko is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1931 µg/m³Nov 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chelenko?

Chelenko sits at 9.4°N, 41.6°E, 2,156 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Deder, 16 km away.

Topography around Chelenko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chelenko has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m around an average of 2,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,679 m.

The land around Chelenko is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
796 m
16 km
1,689 m
80 km
2,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Deder 16 km · Dire Dawa 40 km · ‘Alemaya 49 km · Hīrna 54 km · Harar 62 km · Felana 69 km · Funyan Bīra 83 km · Āsbe Teferī 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 Chelenko (9.3975°, 41.561°, elevation 2,156 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).