Climate and average weather in K’ola Diba
In K’ola Diba, the summers are hot, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in K’ola Diba typically varies from 11°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 9°C or above 31°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit K’ola Diba for warm-weather activities is from mid October to late February.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 14°
- Wettest
- Aug
- 495 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 3 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1978 mm
- 160 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.3–12.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,830 m
- 12.4°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 30% cloud
K’ola Diba weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid October to late February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in K’ola Diba, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.4 months, from February 4 to May 17, with daily high temperatures above 27°C. The hottest month of the year in K’ola Diba is April, with an average high of 29°C and low of 16°C.
The cool season lasts 2.5 months, from June 28 to September 10, with daily high temperatures below 23°C. The coldest month of the year in K’ola Diba is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 21°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 11 |
| Feb | 28 | 13 |
| Mar | 29 | 15 |
| Apr | 29 | 16 |
| May | 27 | 16 |
| Jun | 24 | 15 |
| Jul | 21 | 14 |
| Aug | 22 | 14 |
| Sep | 23 | 14 |
| Oct | 24 | 13 |
| Nov | 25 | 12 |
| Dec | 25 | 11 |
Average hourly temperature in K’ola Diba
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.
K’ola Diba weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 11° | 4 | 0.9 | 11.4 | 8.6 |
| Feb | 28° / 13° | 3 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 7.9 |
| Mar | 29° / 15° | 16 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 16° | 40 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 5.8 |
| May | 27° / 16° | 138 | 16 | 12.6 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 24° / 15° | 276 | 27 | 12.7 | 4.2 |
| Jul | 21° / 14° | 451 | 30.8 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 22° / 14° | 495 | 31 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 23° / 14° | 424 | 25.8 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
| Oct | 24° / 13° | 107 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 25° / 12° | 21 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 8.3 |
| Dec | 25° / 11° | 4 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 8.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
K’ola Diba gets about 1978 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.0 months, from around May 8 to Oct 7, peaking in July at about 100% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 3.
August is the wettest month by volume, with 495 mm over about 31 wet days; February is the driest, with 3 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 89 | 99 | 100 | 85 | 34 | 14 | 3 |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 1 |
| Feb | 3 | 1 |
| Mar | 14 | 4 |
| Apr | 28 | 8 |
| May | 52 | 16 |
| Jun | 89 | 27 |
| Jul | 99 | 31 |
| Aug | 100 | 31 |
| Sep | 85 | 26 |
| Oct | 34 | 10 |
| Nov | 14 | 4 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, K’ola Diba collects about 1978 mm of rain across 160 wet days — roughly 165 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. August is the wettest month with 495 mm, while February is the driest at just 3 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 69% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 4 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 138 | 276 | 451 | 495 | 424 | 107 | 21 | 4 |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 1 |
| Feb | 3 | 1 |
| Mar | 16 | 4 |
| Apr | 40 | 8 |
| May | 138 | 16 |
| Jun | 276 | 27 |
| Jul | 451 | 31 |
| Aug | 495 | 31 |
| Sep | 424 | 26 |
| Oct | 107 | 10 |
| Nov | 21 | 4 |
| Dec | 4 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In K’ola Diba, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 3 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 2. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 3 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 2. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 85 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 69 | 86 | 89 |
| Cloudier (%) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 89 | 93 | 64 | 31 | 14 | 11 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 85 | 15 |
| Feb | 82 | 18 |
| Mar | 74 | 26 |
| Apr | 68 | 32 |
| May | 57 | 43 |
| Jun | 41 | 59 |
| Jul | 11 | 89 |
| Aug | 7 | 93 |
| Sep | 36 | 64 |
| Oct | 69 | 31 |
| Nov | 86 | 14 |
| Dec | 89 | 11 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around May 28, brings about 12 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:00 | 6:58 | 6:43 | 6:23 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:16 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:24 | 6:33 | 6:49 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:20 | 6:33 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:44 | 6:53 | 6:56 | 6:47 | 6:27 | 6:07 | 5:58 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 | 7:00 | 6:20 |
| Feb | 11.6 | 6:58 | 6:33 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:43 | 6:38 |
| Apr | 12.3 | 6:23 | 6:39 |
| May | 12.6 | 6:10 | 6:44 |
| Jun | 12.7 | 6:09 | 6:53 |
| Jul | 12.7 | 6:16 | 6:56 |
| Aug | 12.4 | 6:22 | 6:47 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:23 | 6:27 |
| Oct | 11.7 | 6:24 | 6:07 |
| Nov | 11.4 | 6:33 | 5:58 |
| Dec | 11.3 | 6:49 | 6:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
K’ola Diba averages about 12 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 22 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.2 months, from around Oct 8 to Apr 14. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 22 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is August, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 8 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 1 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 5 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 14 | Mixed |
| Nov | 20 | Bright |
| Dec | 22 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In K’ola Diba, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.3 months, from around May 25 to October 3. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 51% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 4 to May 24, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 99 | 99 | 95 | 89 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 87 | 99 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 67 | 65 | 49 | 53 | 51 | 13 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 51 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 89 | 11 | 1 |
| May | 54 | 36 | 10 |
| Jun | 9 | 67 | 25 |
| Jul | 0 | 65 | 35 |
| Aug | 0 | 49 | 51 |
| Sep | 3 | 53 | 44 |
| Oct | 44 | 51 | 5 |
| Nov | 87 | 13 | 0 |
| Dec | 99 | 1 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in K’ola Diba is typically calm, near 6 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Nov 30 to Jun 15. The windiest month is March, averaging about 7 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jun 16 to Nov 29, with September the calmest month at about 4 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for K’ola Diba
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
K’ola Diba's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
K’ola Diba sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.
Best time to visit K’ola Diba
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in K’ola Diba throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late February, K’ola Diba is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit K’ola Diba for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid October to early March, with a peak score in the last week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.6 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.9 | ideal |
| Mar | 6.6 | good |
| Apr | 5.8 | good |
| May | 5.5 | good |
| Jun | 4.2 | fair |
| Jul | 3.4 | poor |
| Aug | 3.4 | poor |
| Sep | 4.4 | fair |
| Oct | 7.1 | good |
| Nov | 8.3 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.8 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit K’ola Diba for hot-weather activities is from late October to late April, with a peak score in the second week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for K’ola Diba, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around April (highs near 29°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 21°C), pack rain gear and sun protection.
In April, K’ola Diba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in K’ola Diba by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in K’ola Diba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).
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) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in K’ola Diba
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 8 | 6 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 4.5 |
Air quality in K’ola Diba by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in K’ola Diba is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Moderate |
| Feb | 22 | Moderate |
| Mar | 26 | Moderate |
| Apr | 27 | Moderate |
| May | 20 | Moderate |
| Jun | 25 | Moderate |
| Jul | 24 | Moderate |
| Aug | 22 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 27 | Moderate |
| Nov | 23 | Moderate |
| Dec | 21 | Moderate |
Growing season
K’ola Diba is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. K’ola Diba banks about 3,449 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 268 | 291 | 366 | 378 | 360 | 280 | 241 | 242 | 252 | 264 | 252 | 256 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 268 |
| Feb | 291 |
| Mar | 366 |
| Apr | 378 |
| May | 360 |
| Jun | 280 |
| Jul | 241 |
| Aug | 242 |
| Sep | 252 |
| Oct | 264 |
| Nov | 252 |
| Dec | 256 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
K’ola Diba receives about 6.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.6 and 7.0 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around Jan 13 to May 29. The brightest month is April, averaging about 7.0 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is July, down near 4.8 kWh/m² — roughly 31% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.9 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.0 | Intense |
| May | 6.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 5.5 | Bright |
| Jul | 4.7 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.0 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.2 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.0 | Intense |
| Dec | 5.8 | Bright |
Where is K’ola Diba?
K’ola Diba sits at 12.4°N, 37.3°E, 1,830 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Maksenyit, 25 km away.
Topography around K’ola Diba
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of K’ola Diba.
Within 3 km, the terrain around K’ola Diba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 1,836 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,397 m.
The land around K’ola Diba is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (95%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) within 80 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 K’ola Diba (12.4242°, 37.325°, elevation 1,830 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).