Maych’ew weather in July

In July, Maych’ew sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 295 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Maych’ew's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maych’ew's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
295 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:07 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Maych’ew is town in Tigray, Ethiopia.

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical July day in Maych’ew reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Maych’ew weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 327.611.37.3
Feb23° / 10°337.511.67.4
Mar23° / 12°8013.711.96.6
Apr24° / 13°8613.312.36.7
May25° / 14°507.412.67.5
Jun25° / 14°7811.412.76.6
Jul22° / 13°2952912.74.0
Aug22° / 13°29929.412.43.9
Sep23° / 12°761112.16.8
Oct22° / 11°14311.78.2
Nov21° / 10°132.711.48.3
Dec21° / 133.111.38.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
55842
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145545
155446
165446
175347
185347
195149
205050
214951
224852
234753
244555
254555
264357
274159
284159
293961
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Maych’ew gets around 295 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
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381
483
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686
788
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990
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1193
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1495
1596
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1797
1897
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2098
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2298
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2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15941
25545
35248
44951
54654
64357
74060
83763
93466
103169
112971
122674
132476
142278
152179
161981
171783
181684
191585
201486
211387
221387
231288
241288
251189
261189
271189
281090
291090
301090
311090

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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 36 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 6:03 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:036:47
212.76:036:48
312.76:036:48
412.76:046:48
512.76:046:48
612.76:046:48
712.76:046:48
812.76:056:48
912.76:056:48
1012.76:056:48
1112.76:066:48
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1312.76:066:48
1412.76:066:48
1512.76:076:48
1612.76:076:48
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1812.76:076:48
1912.76:086:48
2012.76:086:48
2112.76:086:47
2212.66:086:47
2312.66:096:47
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2612.66:096:47
2712.66:106:46
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2912.66:106:46
3012.66:106:46
3112.66:116:45

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Maych’ew

In seasonPeak

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

Maych’ew's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Maych’ew sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is July a good time to visit Maych’ew?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Maych’ew for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maych’ew in July

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

In July, Maych’ew sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Maych’ew in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maych’ew peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Maych’ew 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 Maych’ew is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Nov 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maych’ew?

Maych’ew sits at 12.8°N, 39.5°E, 2,400 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehoni, 11 km away.

LalibelaĀbīy Ādī

Topography around Maych’ew

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maych’ew has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 2,469 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,306 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,702 m.

The land around Maych’ew is covered by cropland (51%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), grassland (30%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
2,306 m
80 km
3,702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Mehoni 11 km · Korem 31 km · Alamata 41 km · Sek’ot’a 58 km · Mekele 79 km · Dolo 80 km · Lalibela 100 km · Ābīy Ādī 106 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 Maych’ew (12.7875°, 39.5422°, elevation 2,400 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).