Shakiso weather in July

In July, Shakiso sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 35 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Shakiso's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shakiso's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:21 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 12th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Shakiso is town in southern 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 Shakiso reaches about 20°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 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 1°C cooler than 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Shakiso weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Shakiso gets around 35 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	39	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	39
31	39

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 56% 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 (%)	41	43	44	46	48	51	52	54	55	57	58	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62
Comfortable (%)	59	57	56	54	52	49	48	46	45	43	42	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:38 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:18	6:38
2	12.3	6:18	6:38
3	12.3	6:18	6:38
4	12.3	6:18	6:38
5	12.3	6:19	6:38
6	12.3	6:19	6:38
7	12.3	6:19	6:38
8	12.3	6:19	6:39
9	12.3	6:19	6:39
10	12.3	6:20	6:39
11	12.3	6:20	6:39
12	12.3	6:20	6:39
13	12.3	6:20	6:39
14	12.3	6:20	6:39
15	12.3	6:21	6:39
16	12.3	6:21	6:39
17	12.3	6:21	6:39
18	12.3	6:21	6:39
19	12.3	6:21	6:39
20	12.3	6:21	6:39
21	12.3	6:22	6:39
22	12.3	6:22	6:39
23	12.3	6:22	6:39
24	12.3	6:22	6:39
25	12.3	6:22	6:39
26	12.3	6:22	6:39
27	12.3	6:22	6:39
28	12.3	6:22	6:39
29	12.3	6:23	6:38
30	12.3	6:23	6:38
31	12.3	6:23	6:38

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.32 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)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Shakiso

In seasonPeak

None of Shakiso's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Shakiso's rainy season is concentrated in October.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Shakiso?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Shakiso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shakiso in July

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

In July, Shakiso sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Shakiso in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

Air quality in Shakiso 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 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

Location & terrain

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.

3 km

263 m

trees 56%

16 km

781 m

trees 68%

80 km

2,277 m

trees 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← June Shakiso year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Kibre Mengist 15 km · Kercha 55 km · Hagere Maryam 76 km · Negēlē 90 km · Yirga Ch’efē 90 km · Wenago 94 km · Dīla 98 km · Kele 103 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	8	92
2	8	92
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	7	93
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	4	96
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	37
21	37
22	38
23	38
24	39
25	39
26	39
27	40
28	40
29	40
30	39
31	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	41	59
2	43	57
3	44	56
4	46	54
5	48	52
6	51	49
7	52	48
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	57	43
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38