Climate and average weather in Shakiso
In Shakiso, the summers are warm, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Shakiso typically varies from 11°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 9°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Shakiso for warm-weather activities is from late November to mid March.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 14°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 226 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 10 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1016 mm
- 158 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.7–12.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,741 m
- 5.8°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 43% cloud
Shakiso is town in southern Ethiopia.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Shakiso weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late November to mid March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Shakiso, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 2.7 months, from January 9 to March 30, with daily high temperatures above 26°C. The hottest month of the year in Shakiso is February, with an average high of 28°C and low of 13°C.
The cool season lasts 2.6 months, from June 7 to August 25, with daily high temperatures below 22°C. The coldest month of the year in Shakiso is July, with an average low of 14°C and high of 20°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 14°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 12 |
| Feb | 28 | 13 |
| Mar | 27 | 14 |
| Apr | 24 | 14 |
| May | 23 | 15 |
| Jun | 21 | 14 |
| Jul | 20 | 14 |
| Aug | 21 | 14 |
| Sep | 23 | 14 |
| Oct | 23 | 14 |
| Nov | 23 | 12 |
| Dec | 25 | 11 |
Average hourly temperature in Shakiso
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 14°C.
Shakiso weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 12° | 10 | 2.1 | 11.7 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 28° / 13° | 16 | 2.1 | 11.8 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 81 | 9.5 | 12 | 6.6 |
| Apr | 24° / 14° | 222 | 23.5 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
| May | 23° / 15° | 190 | 26.5 | 12.3 | 4.2 |
| Jun | 21° / 14° | 48 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 5.4 |
| Jul | 20° / 14° | 35 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 21° / 14° | 33 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 5.9 |
| Sep | 23° / 14° | 56 | 12.2 | 12 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 23° / 14° | 226 | 26.3 | 11.9 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 23° / 12° | 82 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 25° / 11° | 17 | 3.6 | 11.7 | 8.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Shakiso gets about 1016 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from around Mar 25 to Jun 23, peaking in May at about 95% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 2.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 226 mm over about 26 wet days; January is the driest, with 10 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 6 | 9 | 31 | 78 | 84 | 49 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 81 | 51 | 13 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 2 |
| Feb | 9 | 2 |
| Mar | 31 | 10 |
| Apr | 78 | 24 |
| May | 84 | 27 |
| Jun | 49 | 14 |
| Jul | 37 | 12 |
| Aug | 35 | 11 |
| Sep | 43 | 12 |
| Oct | 81 | 26 |
| Nov | 51 | 15 |
| Dec | 13 | 4 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Shakiso collects about 1016 mm of rain across 158 wet days — roughly 85 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 226 mm, while January is the driest at just 10 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 63% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 10 | 16 | 81 | 222 | 190 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 56 | 226 | 82 | 17 |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 2 |
| Feb | 16 | 2 |
| Mar | 81 | 10 |
| Apr | 222 | 24 |
| May | 190 | 27 |
| Jun | 48 | 14 |
| Jul | 35 | 12 |
| Aug | 33 | 11 |
| Sep | 56 | 12 |
| Oct | 226 | 26 |
| Nov | 82 | 15 |
| Dec | 17 | 4 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Shakiso, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 1 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around April 6. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 72% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 7 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around October 31. The cloudiest month is July, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 94% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 68 | 63 | 52 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 53 | 72 |
| Cloudier (%) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 94 | 89 | 74 | 79 | 47 | 28 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 32 |
| Feb | 63 | 37 |
| Mar | 52 | 48 |
| Apr | 25 | 75 |
| May | 18 | 82 |
| Jun | 13 | 87 |
| Jul | 6 | 94 |
| Aug | 11 | 89 |
| Sep | 26 | 74 |
| Oct | 21 | 79 |
| Nov | 53 | 47 |
| Dec | 72 | 28 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Shakiso barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 18 min of light in every season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:43 | 6:45 | 6:35 | 6:21 | 6:13 | 6:15 | 6:21 | 6:23 | 6:18 | 6:13 | 6:18 | 6:30 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:25 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:35 | 6:39 | 6:34 | 6:20 | 6:06 | 6:02 | 6:11 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.7 | 6:43 | 6:25 |
| Feb | 11.8 | 6:45 | 6:33 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:35 | 6:33 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 6:21 | 6:28 |
| May | 12.3 | 6:13 | 6:28 |
| Jun | 12.3 | 6:15 | 6:35 |
| Jul | 12.3 | 6:21 | 6:39 |
| Aug | 12.2 | 6:23 | 6:34 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:18 | 6:20 |
| Oct | 11.9 | 6:13 | 6:06 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 6:18 | 6:02 |
| Dec | 11.7 | 6:30 | 6:11 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Shakiso averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 15 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.8 months, from around Nov 8 to Apr 2. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 14 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is June, down near 1 sunny days — about 96% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 12 | Mixed |
| Mar | 9 | Mixed |
| Apr | 3 | Gloomy |
| May | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 1 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 1 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 2 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 2 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 7 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 14 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Shakiso, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 2.3 months, from around March 27 to June 5. The muggiest month is May, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 61% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 6 to September 29, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 91 | 89 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 21 | 56 | 65 | 55 | 9 | 34 | 76 |
| Comfortable (%) | 9 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 37 | 72 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 60 | 49 | 22 |
| Humid (%) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 91 | 9 | 1 |
| Feb | 89 | 9 | 2 |
| Mar | 64 | 27 | 10 |
| Apr | 15 | 36 | 49 |
| May | 2 | 37 | 61 |
| Jun | 21 | 72 | 7 |
| Jul | 56 | 44 | 0 |
| Aug | 65 | 34 | 0 |
| Sep | 55 | 40 | 5 |
| Oct | 9 | 60 | 31 |
| Nov | 34 | 49 | 17 |
| Dec | 76 | 22 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Shakiso is typically calm, near 7 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 3.1 months, from around Jun 8 to Sep 8. The windiest month is July, averaging about 8 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 29 to Jun 7, with May the calmest month at about 5 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 8 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 5 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Shakiso
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Shakiso's rainy season is concentrated in October.
Best time to visit Shakiso
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Shakiso throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early March, Shakiso is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Shakiso for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 8.1 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | fair | fair | fair | good | good | good | fair | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.6 | ideal |
| Mar | 6.6 | good |
| Apr | 4.6 | fair |
| May | 4.2 | fair |
| Jun | 5.4 | fair |
| Jul | 5.6 | good |
| Aug | 5.9 | good |
| Sep | 6.1 | good |
| Oct | 4.4 | fair |
| Nov | 6.0 | good |
| Dec | 8.1 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Shakiso for hot-weather activities is from early December to late March, with a peak score in the third week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Shakiso, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 28°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 20°C), pack rain gear.
In February, Shakiso sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Shakiso by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shakiso peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (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) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 13 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Shakiso
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 6 |
| Feb | 8 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 8 | 6 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Dec | 7.5 | 5.5 |
Air quality in Shakiso by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Shakiso is worst in November — around 24 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) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | Moderate |
| Feb | 18 | Moderate |
| Mar | 20 | Moderate |
| Apr | 21 | Moderate |
| May | 19 | Moderate |
| Jun | 22 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 17 | Moderate |
| Sep | 18 | Moderate |
| Oct | 22 | Moderate |
| Nov | 24 | Moderate |
| Dec | 21 | Moderate |
Growing season
Shakiso is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Shakiso banks about 3,100 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 287 | 295 | 330 | 283 | 268 | 225 | 210 | 225 | 245 | 251 | 232 | 248 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 287 |
| Feb | 295 |
| Mar | 330 |
| Apr | 283 |
| May | 268 |
| Jun | 225 |
| Jul | 210 |
| Aug | 225 |
| Sep | 245 |
| Oct | 251 |
| Nov | 232 |
| Dec | 248 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Shakiso receives about 5.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.3 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.7 months, from around Nov 3 to Apr 26. The brightest month is February, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is July, down near 3.3 kWh/m² — roughly 49% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.5 | Intense |
| Mar | 6.2 | Intense |
| Apr | 5.4 | Bright |
| May | 4.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.3 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 5.3 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.8 | Bright |
Where is Shakiso?
Shakiso sits at 5.8°N, 38.9°E, 1,741 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kibre Mengist, 15 km away.
Topography around Shakiso
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Shakiso.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Shakiso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 1,710 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,277 m.
The land around Shakiso is covered by trees (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 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 Shakiso (5.7649°, 38.9101°, elevation 1,741 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).