Nefas Mewch’a weather in July

In July, Nefas Mewch’a sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 414 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nefas Mewch’a's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nefas Mewch’a's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 414 mm; 29.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 6:13 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Nefas Mewch’a is place in Amhara, 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 21°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nefas Mewch’a reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20
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	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Nefas Mewch’a weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-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	23° / 11°	44	6.4	11.4	7.8
Feb	25° / 12°	51	6.5	11.6	7.7
Mar	25° / 12°	112	11.6	11.9	6.8
Apr	25° / 13°	129	12.3	12.3	6.6
May	25° / 14°	105	10.3	12.5	7.0
Jun	24° / 13°	140	15	12.7	6.1
Jul	21° / 12°	414	29.7	12.6	3.6
Aug	21° / 12°	401	30.5	12.4	3.5
Sep	21° / 12°	191	21.5	12.1	4.9
Oct	22° / 12°	46	5.2	11.7	7.8
Nov	23° / 11°	29	3.7	11.5	8.3
Dec	23° / 11°	25	3.6	11.3	8.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. 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 (%)	48	46	43	43	41	39	38	38	36	36	35	34	34	34	33	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21
Cloudier (%)	52	54	57	57	59	61	62	62	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	74	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	46	54
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nefas Mewch’a gets around 414 mm of rain over 29.7 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 95% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	86	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	88
3	89
4	90
5	91
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

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 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
Dry (%)	91	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	72	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	65	64	64
Comfortable (%)	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:48 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)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	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	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	6:09	6:50
2	12.7	6:09	6:50
3	12.7	6:10	6:50
4	12.7	6:10	6:50
5	12.7	6:10	6:50
6	12.7	6:10	6:50
7	12.7	6:11	6:50
8	12.7	6:11	6:51
9	12.7	6:11	6:51
10	12.7	6:11	6:51
11	12.7	6:12	6:51
12	12.6	6:12	6:51
13	12.6	6:12	6:51
14	12.6	6:12	6:51
15	12.6	6:13	6:51
16	12.6	6:13	6:51
17	12.6	6:13	6:51
18	12.6	6:13	6:50
19	12.6	6:14	6:50
20	12.6	6:14	6:50
21	12.6	6:14	6:50
22	12.6	6:14	6:50
23	12.6	6:15	6:50
24	12.6	6:15	6:50
25	12.6	6:15	6:50
26	12.6	6:15	6:49
27	12.6	6:16	6:49
28	12.6	6:16	6:49
29	12.5	6:16	6:49
30	12.5	6:16	6:48
31	12.5	6:16	6:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 4.91 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	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
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nefas Mewch’a

In seasonPeak

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

Nefas Mewch’a's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nefas Mewch’a sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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Is July a good time to visit Nefas Mewch’a?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nefas Mewch’a.

What to pack for Nefas Mewch’a in July

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

In July, Nefas Mewch’a sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

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UV index in Nefas Mewch’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 Nefas Mewch’a peaks around March 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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	13	16	15	14	13	12	14	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Nefas Mewch’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 Nefas Mewch’a is worst in September — around 37 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)	35	33	32	29	29	34	28	28	37	36	32	34
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	35	Poor
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nefas Mewch’a?

Nefas Mewch’a sits at 11.7°N, 38.5°E, 3,082 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Filakit, 37 km away.

Topography around Nefas Mewch’a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nefas Mewch’a has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m around an average of 2,929 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,908 m.

The land around Nefas Mewch’a is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

912 m

cropland 42%

16 km

1,757 m

cropland 57%

80 km

2,908 m

cropland 52%

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

July weather nearby: Filakit 37 km · Debre Tabor 51 km · Wegeda 59 km · Ibnat 64 km · Lalibela 71 km · Ādīs Zemen 86 km · Werota 86 km · Mot’a 97 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 Nefas Mewch’a (11.7333°, 38.4667°, elevation 3,082 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	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	46	54
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	88
3	89
4	90
5	91
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	46	54
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	88
3	89
4	90
5	91
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	46	54
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	41	59
6	39	61
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	26	74
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	88
3	89
4	90
5	91
6	92
7	93
8	94
9	94
10	95
11	95
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	97
16	97
17	97
18	97
19	97
20	97
21	97
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	98
27	98
28	98
29	98
30	98
31	98

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	90	10
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	84	16
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	81	19
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	75	25
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	64	36
31	64	36