Sek’ot’a in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Sek’ot’a sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 774 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 25°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Sek’ot’a's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sek’ot’a's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 774 mm; 73 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Sek’ot’a in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 25°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Sek’ot’a reaches about 26°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

Sek’ot’a weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 12°	2	0.5	11.3	8.2
Feb	29° / 13°	7	1.5	11.6	6.9
Mar	30° / 14°	22	4.3	11.9	6.0
Apr	30° / 15°	27	5.8	12.3	5.5
May	30° / 16°	37	6	12.6	5.6
Jun	28° / 15°	90	13	12.7	5.4
Jul	25° / 15°	323	29.5	12.7	4.0
Aug	24° / 14°	361	30.5	12.4	3.9
Sep	26° / 13°	108	13.4	12.1	6.5
Oct	27° / 13°	8	1.8	11.7	8.2
Nov	27° / 12°	7	1.3	11.4	8.5
Dec	27° / 11°	3	0.8	11.3	8.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Sek’ot’a gets around 774 mm of rain over 73 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Sek’ot’a

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In summer, Sek’ot’a overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sek’ot’a's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sek’ot’a sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Sek’ot’a?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Sek’ot’a for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sek’ot’a in Summer

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

In summer, Sek’ot’a sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sek’ot’a in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Sek’ot’a peaks around March 21 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.

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

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

Air quality in Sek’ot’a in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sek’ot’a is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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)	25	24	26	23	27	32	26	25	31	27	23	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a sits at 12.6°N, 39.0°E, 2,240 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Korem, 55 km away.

Topography around Sek’ot’a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sek’ot’a has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 2,227 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,097 m.

The land around Sek’ot’a is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%), cropland (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

601 m

grassland 45%

16 km

1,396 m

grassland 43%

80 km

3,097 m

grassland 46%

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Summer weather nearby: Korem 55 km · Maych’ew 58 km · Alamata 62 km · Lalibela 67 km · Mehoni 69 km · Ābīy Ādī 104 km · Mekele 107 km · Weldiya 108 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 Sek’ot’a (12.6306°, 39.0347°, elevation 2,240 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.