Nek’emtē weather in July

In July, Nek’emtē sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 585 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 0% 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 Nek’emtē's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nek’emtē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
585 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:25 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Nek’emtē is market town in western Ethiopia.

Density
5,288/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Nek’emtē reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Nek’emtē weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°426.311.57.2
Feb28° / 16°516.811.76.2
Mar28° / 17°12014.711.95.1
Apr27° / 17°22319.512.24.9
May25° / 16°50727.512.44.0
Jun23° / 15°6083012.53.6
Jul22° / 14°5853112.53.4
Aug22° / 15°6843112.33.4
Sep23° / 14°107429.712.13.6
Oct24° / 14°56022.411.85.0
Nov25° / 14°1371211.66.6
Dec26° / 14°497.211.57.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nek’emtē gets around 585 mm of rain over 31 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:216:53
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3012.46:286:52
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nek’emtē

In seasonPeak

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

Nek’emtē's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Nek’emtē?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nek’emtē.

What to pack for Nek’emtē in July

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

In July, Nek’emtē sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1143 µg/m³May 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē sits at 9.1°N, 36.5°E, 2,107 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 54 km away.

GēdoSuntuNejo

Topography around Nek’emtē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nek’emtē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 2,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,344 m.

The land around Nek’emtē is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
1,277 m
80 km
2,344 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Gutin 54 km · Bedelē 73 km · Gimbi 79 km · Shambu 81 km · Āyana 89 km · Gēdo 99 km · Suntu 118 km · Nejo 124 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 Nek’emtē (9.0833°, 36.55°, elevation 2,107 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).