Mot’a weather in July

In July, Mot’a sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 325 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mot’a's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mot’a's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 325 mm; 30.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:16 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Mot’a is place in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mot’a reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Mot’a weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 10°	12	3	11.4	8.3
Feb	26° / 12°	18	3	11.6	8.0
Mar	26° / 13°	47	7.4	11.9	7.2
Apr	26° / 13°	47	6.8	12.2	7.2
May	25° / 13°	102	11.5	12.5	6.7
Jun	23° / 12°	159	20.8	12.6	5.1
Jul	20° / 12°	325	30.8	12.6	3.3
Aug	20° / 12°	335	30.7	12.4	3.3
Sep	21° / 11°	200	22	12.1	4.7
Oct	23° / 11°	73	7.9	11.8	7.3
Nov	23° / 10°	28	4.3	11.5	8.2
Dec	24° / 10°	11	2.4	11.4	8.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	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 (%)	36	35	33	32	30	29	28	28	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	16	16	15	15	14
Cloudier (%)	64	65	67	68	70	71	72	72	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	84	84	85	85	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mot’a gets around 325 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 100% 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 (%)	94	95	96	97	97	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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 82% 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 (%)	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73
Comfortable (%)	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 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 6:13 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:50 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)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:13	6:51
2	12.6	6:13	6:51
3	12.6	6:13	6:51
4	12.6	6:13	6:51
5	12.6	6:14	6:52
6	12.6	6:14	6:52
7	12.6	6:14	6:52
8	12.6	6:14	6:52
9	12.6	6:15	6:52
10	12.6	6:15	6:52
11	12.6	6:15	6:52
12	12.6	6:15	6:52
13	12.6	6:16	6:52
14	12.6	6:16	6:52
15	12.6	6:16	6:52
16	12.6	6:16	6:52
17	12.6	6:17	6:52
18	12.6	6:17	6:52
19	12.6	6:17	6:52
20	12.6	6:17	6:52
21	12.6	6:18	6:52
22	12.6	6:18	6:51
23	12.6	6:18	6:51
24	12.5	6:18	6:51
25	12.5	6:18	6:51
26	12.5	6:19	6:51
27	12.5	6:19	6:51
28	12.5	6:19	6:50
29	12.5	6:19	6:50
30	12.5	6:19	6:50
31	12.5	6:20	6:50

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.17 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)	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
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	4.5	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
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mot’a

In seasonPeak

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

Mot’a's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mot’a?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mot’a.

What to pack for Mot’a in July

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

In July, Mot’a sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mot’a 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 Mot’a peaks around March 22 at about 16 (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)	12	14	16	15	14	13	12	14	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Mot’a 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 Mot’a is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	37	37	35	32	28	32	27	27	36	41	41	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	37	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mot’a?

Mot’a sits at 11.1°N, 37.9°E, 2,412 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ādēt, 47 km away.

Topography around Mot’a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mot’a has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m around an average of 2,376 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,955 m.

The land around Mot’a is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

517 m

cropland 68%

16 km

1,243 m

cropland 63%

80 km

2,955 m

cropland 71%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← June Mot’a year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Ādēt 47 km · Mertule Maryam 52 km · T’īs Isat 54 km · Wegeda 56 km · Dembech’a 73 km · Bahir Dar 77 km · Finote Selam 78 km · Bichena 79 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 Mot’a (11.0833°, 37.8667°, elevation 2,412 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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	20	12
8	20	12
9	20	12
10	20	12
11	20	12
12	20	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	19	12
26	19	12
27	19	12
28	19	12
29	19	12
30	19	12
31	19	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	35	65
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	30	70
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	26	74
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	20	80
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	15	85
30	15	85
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	94
2	95
3	96
4	97
5	97
6	98
7	98
8	99
9	99
10	99
11	99
12	99
13	99
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	80	20
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27