Jijiga weather in July

In July, Jijiga sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 28 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Jijiga's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:00 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 12th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

Jijiga is city.

Density: 2,166/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Jijiga reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
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25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

Jijiga weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	5	0.7	11.5	8.5
Feb	28° / 14°	7	1	11.7	7.7
Mar	28° / 16°	25	4.2	11.9	7.0
Apr	27° / 17°	67	12.5	12.2	6.2
May	26° / 16°	78	16.3	12.4	5.9
Jun	25° / 16°	24	6.2	12.5	7.3
Jul	24° / 16°	28	7.9	12.5	7.3
Aug	24° / 16°	30	8.2	12.3	7.1
Sep	25° / 16°	30	7.8	12.1	7.2
Oct	26° / 15°	46	8.8	11.8	7.1
Nov	26° / 13°	14	2.5	11.6	8.2
Dec	26° / 12°	7	0.9	11.5	8.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	51	51	51	49	49	49	47	47	47	46	44	44	44	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	38	37	38	37
Cloudier (%)	48	49	49	49	51	51	51	53	53	53	54	56	56	56	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	63	62	63	62	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Jijiga gets around 28 mm of rain over 7.9 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 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
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30	29
31	29

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	58	59	61	63	65	66	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	64	63	62	62	62	62	62	62
Comfortable (%)	42	41	39	37	35	34	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	61	39
4	63	37
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
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30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

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 5:56 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:56	6:28
2	12.5	5:56	6:28
3	12.5	5:56	6:29
4	12.5	5:57	6:29
5	12.5	5:57	6:29
6	12.5	5:57	6:29
7	12.5	5:57	6:29
8	12.5	5:58	6:29
9	12.5	5:58	6:29
10	12.5	5:58	6:29
11	12.5	5:58	6:29
12	12.5	5:59	6:29
13	12.5	5:59	6:29
14	12.5	5:59	6:29
15	12.5	5:59	6:29
16	12.5	6:00	6:29
17	12.5	6:00	6:29
18	12.5	6:00	6:29
19	12.5	6:00	6:29
20	12.5	6:00	6:29
21	12.5	6:01	6:29
22	12.5	6:01	6:29
23	12.5	6:01	6:29
24	12.5	6:01	6:29
25	12.5	6:01	6:29
26	12.4	6:01	6:28
27	12.4	6:02	6:28
28	12.4	6:02	6:28
29	12.4	6:02	6:28
30	12.4	6:02	6:28
31	12.4	6:02	6:28

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
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28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Jijiga?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Jijiga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jijiga in July

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

In July, Jijiga sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jijiga 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 Jijiga 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	16	15	13	12	11	14	14	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Jijiga 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 Jijiga is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	11	11	11	15	15	11	11	12	10	9
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	11	Good
May	11	Good
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Jijiga?

Jijiga sits at 9.3°N, 42.8°E, 1,646 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chinahsen, 27 km away.

Topography around Jijiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,654 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,038 m.

The land around Jijiga is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%), grassland (29%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

81 m

artificial surfaces 58%

16 km

800 m

cropland 40%

80 km

2,038 m

shrubs 48%

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← June Jijiga year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Chinahsen 27 km · Gedeb 49 km · Babīlē 53 km · Funyan Bīra 53 km · Hartīshēk 64 km · Tog Wajaale 65 km · Felana 69 km · Harar 75 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

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 Jijiga (9.35°, 42.8°, elevation 1,646 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	61	39
4	63	37
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	61	39
4	63	37
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	16
18	24	16
19	24	16
20	24	16
21	24	16
22	24	16
23	24	16
24	24	16
25	24	16
26	24	16
27	24	16
28	24	16
29	24	16
30	24	16
31	24	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	41	59
19	41	59
20	40	60
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	38	62
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	37	63

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	18
3	18
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	20
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	22
14	23
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	26
19	27
20	27
21	28
22	29
23	29
24	30
25	30
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	61	39
4	63	37
5	65	35
6	66	34
7	68	32
8	69	31
9	70	30
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	66	34
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38