Fichē weather in July

In July, Fichē sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 336 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fichē's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fichē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
9th coldest
Rainfall
336 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Fichē is town in central Ethiopia.

Density
4,290/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Fichē reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Fichē weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°183.711.58.2
Feb26° / 11°264.511.77.7
Mar26° / 12°7610.411.96.8
Apr26° / 12°7710.312.26.7
May26° / 13°657.712.47.1
Jun24° / 12°1061312.66.4
Jul20° / 12°33629.512.53.6
Aug20° / 12°33230.712.33.4
Sep21° / 11°16922.812.14.6
Oct23° / 10°38511.87.8
Nov24° / 182.611.68.5
Dec24° / 91.911.48.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34357
44258
54060
64060
73862
83763
93565
103565
113466
123466
133268
143169
153169
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182971
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212674
222575
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292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fichē gets around 336 mm of rain over 29.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. 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 99% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
283
385
487
588
689
790
891
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1093
1194
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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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17030
26832
36733
46634
56535
66436
76337
86238
96139
106040
115941
125842
135743
145644
155545
165446
175248
185149
195050
204951
214852
224753
234654
244555
254456
264357
274258
284159
294159
304060
313961

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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34calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:116:45
212.66:126:46
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412.66:126:46
512.66:126:46
612.66:136:46
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2312.56:176:46
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2912.56:186:45
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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 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.7Bright
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94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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164.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fichē

In seasonPeak

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

Fichē's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Fichē?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fichē.

What to pack for Fichē in July

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

In July, Fichē sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Fichē 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 Fichē peaks around March 20 at about 15 (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 20UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Fichē 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 Fichē is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJun 1444 µg/m³Aug 1034 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr35Poor
May39Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fichē?

Fichē sits at 9.8°N, 38.7°E, 2,792 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gebre Guracha, 37 km away.

Topography around Fichē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fichē has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,052 m around an average of 2,703 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,265 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,528 m.

The land around Fichē is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,052 m
16 km
2,265 m
80 km
2,528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Gebre Guracha 37 km · ‘Alem Ketema 46 km · Dayē 52 km · Sendafa 79 km · Sheno 81 km · Burayu 85 km · Genet 85 km · Addis Ababa 86 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 Fichē (9.8°, 38.7333°, elevation 2,792 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).