Finote Selam weather in July

In July, Finote Selam sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 460 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Finote Selam's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Finote Selam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
460 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Finote Selam is city in 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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Finote Selam 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 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Finote Selam weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°61.711.48.4
Feb27° / 12°92.311.67.9
Mar27° / 13°336.211.97.1
Apr27° / 14°49812.26.7
May25° / 14°14815.812.55.8
Jun22° / 12°33727.212.64.0
Jul20° / 12°46030.912.63.2
Aug20° / 12°46230.912.43.2
Sep21° / 11°35328.912.13.7
Oct22° / 11°12415.211.86.0
Nov23° / 11°275.111.57.9
Dec24° / 11°81.611.48.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41288
51189
61189
71090
8892
9892
10793
11694
12694
13694
14595
15595
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31397

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Finote Selam gets around 460 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81882
91882
101882
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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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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104calm
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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 30 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 6:16 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:166:53
212.66:166:53
312.66:166:53
412.66:166:53
512.66:176:53
612.66:176:53
712.66:176:53
812.66:176:54
912.66:186:54
1012.66:186:54
1112.66:186:54
1212.66:186:54
1312.66:196:54
1412.66:196:54
1512.66:196:54
1612.66:196:54
1712.66:206:54
1812.66:206:54
1912.66:206:53
2012.66:206:53
2112.56:216:53
2212.56:216:53
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2512.56:216:53
2612.56:226:53
2712.56:226:52
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3012.56:226:52
3112.56:236:52

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.24 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.4Bright
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84.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Finote Selam

In seasonPeak

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

Finote Selam's monsoon runs June–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 Finote Selam?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Finote Selam.

What to pack for Finote Selam in July

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

In July, Finote Selam sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2048 µg/m³Aug 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Finote Selam?

Finote Selam sits at 10.7°N, 37.3°E, 1,914 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Burē, 22 km away.

Topography around Finote Selam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finote Selam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,904 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,327 m.

The land around Finote Selam is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,091 m
80 km
3,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Burē 22 km · Dembech’a 29 km · Tīlīlī 32 km · Shendi 36 km · Ginja Bet 44 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 45 km · Injibara 51 km · Ādīs K’idamē 60 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 Finote Selam (10.7°, 37.2667°, elevation 1,914 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).