Gelemso weather in July

In July, Gelemso sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 155 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Gelemso's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelemso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:10 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Gelemso is Oromia,GalamsoHabro.

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gelemso reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Gelemso weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°173.611.58.1
Feb27° / 15°253.411.77.6
Mar28° / 16°859.111.96.7
Apr26° / 16°13017.812.25.4
May26° / 16°12519.412.45.4
Jun26° / 16°6413.312.56.2
Jul25° / 15°15522.212.55.2
Aug24° / 15°17022.812.35.2
Sep25° / 16°8113.212.16.5
Oct25° / 15°9812.611.86.6
Nov25° / 14°466.711.67.6
Dec25° / 13°223.711.58.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57228
67228
77228
87228
97129
107129
117129
127030
137030
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gelemso gets around 155 mm of rain over 22.2 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 71% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
258
360
461
562
663
764
865
966
1067
1168
1269
1370
1471
1572
1673
1774
1874
1975
2076
2176
2277
2377
2478
2578
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
126668
225678
324688
423698
522699
622699
721709
8207010
9197110
10187111
11177211
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2767123
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3067123
3167024

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:066:37
212.56:066:37
312.56:076:37
412.56:076:37
512.56:076:37
612.56:076:37
712.56:076:37
812.56:086:37
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1012.56:086:37
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1212.56:096:38
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1612.56:106:38
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2012.56:106:37
2112.46:116:37
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2712.46:126:37
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gelemso

In seasonPeak

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

Gelemso's rainy season runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Gelemso?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Gelemso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gelemso in July

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

In July, Gelemso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gelemso 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 Gelemso peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gelemso 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 Gelemso is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gelemso?

Gelemso sits at 8.8°N, 40.5°E, 1,795 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedēsa, 31 km away.

DederWelench’ītī

Topography around Gelemso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelemso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,826 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,330 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,481 m.

The land around Gelemso is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (55%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,330 m
80 km
2,481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Bedēsa 31 km · Āwash 43 km · Āsbe Teferī 49 km · Mī’ēso 53 km · Metahāra 67 km · Hīrna 78 km · Deder 116 km · Welench’ītī 120 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 Gelemso (8.8167°, 40.5167°, elevation 1,795 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).