Metu weather in July

In July, Metu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 166 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Metu's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 166 mm; 28.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:30 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Metu is market town in southwestern Ethiopia.

Density: 3,672/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 22°C through the month.

A typical July day in Metu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°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 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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
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28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

Metu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 14°	6	2	11.6	7.8
Feb	29° / 15°	8	2.2	11.7	6.8
Mar	29° / 16°	22	6.5	11.9	6.0
Apr	28° / 16°	71	14.3	12.2	5.4
May	25° / 15°	155	25.8	12.4	4.3
Jun	23° / 14°	155	27.4	12.5	4.0
Jul	22° / 14°	166	28.5	12.4	3.8
Aug	22° / 14°	156	28.4	12.3	3.8
Sep	23° / 14°	118	25.4	12	4.4
Oct	24° / 14°	82	19.7	11.8	5.5
Nov	25° / 13°	33	8.2	11.6	7.2
Dec	26° / 13°	8	2.3	11.5	8.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	25	25	25	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	75	75	75	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Metu gets around 166 mm of rain over 28.5 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
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24	93
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26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 77% 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
Comfortable (%)	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	78	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	75
Humid (%)	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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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 6:27 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:55 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	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:27	6:55
2	12.5	6:27	6:55
3	12.5	6:27	6:56
4	12.5	6:27	6:56
5	12.5	6:28	6:56
6	12.5	6:28	6:56
7	12.5	6:28	6:56
8	12.5	6:28	6:56
9	12.5	6:29	6:56
10	12.5	6:29	6:56
11	12.5	6:29	6:56
12	12.5	6:29	6:56
13	12.5	6:29	6:56
14	12.4	6:30	6:56
15	12.4	6:30	6:56
16	12.4	6:30	6:56
17	12.4	6:30	6:56
18	12.4	6:30	6:56
19	12.4	6:31	6:56
20	12.4	6:31	6:56
21	12.4	6:31	6:56
22	12.4	6:31	6:56
23	12.4	6:31	6:56
24	12.4	6:32	6:56
25	12.4	6:32	6:56
26	12.4	6:32	6:56
27	12.4	6:32	6:56
28	12.4	6:32	6:55
29	12.4	6:32	6:55
30	12.4	6:32	6:55
31	12.4	6:33	6:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.32 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)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
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29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Metu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Metu?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Metu.

What to pack for Metu in July

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

In July, Metu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Metu 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 Metu peaks around March 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	15	13	12	11	12	14	13	13	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Metu 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 Metu is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 18 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)	51	52	37	24	18	23	22	19	19	21	29	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	24	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Metu?

Metu sits at 8.3°N, 35.6°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedelē, 86 km away.

Topography around Metu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 1,676 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 834 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,382 m.

The land around Metu is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

trees 59%

16 km

834 m

trees 58%

80 km

2,382 m

trees 62%

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

July weather nearby: Bedelē 86 km · Dembī Dolo 90 km · Gimbi 101 km · Gambēla 110 km · Tēpī 123 km · Āgaro 128 km · Wacha 130 km · Nejo 134 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 Metu (8.3°, 35.5833°, elevation 1,700 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	22	14
2	22	14
3	22	14
4	22	14
5	22	14
6	22	14
7	22	14
8	22	14
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22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14
31	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	25	75
2	25	75
3	25	75
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	19	81
16	19	81
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	16	84
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	70	30
2	71	29
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	79	21
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25
31	75	25