Climate and average weather in Sifra
In Sifra, the summers are sweltering, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are warm and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Sifra typically varies from 15°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 11°C or above 36°C. June is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Sifra for warm-weather activities is from late October to late February.
- Hottest
- Jun
- 35°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 15°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 68 mm
- Driest
- Jun
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 392 mm
- 74 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.3–12.7 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 936 m
- 11.6°N
- Clearest
- Nov
- 24% cloud
Sifra 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 October to late February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Sifra, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 2.4 months, from May 13 to July 25, with daily high temperatures above 32°C. The hottest month of the year in Sifra is June, with an average high of 35°C and low of 22°C.
The cool season lasts 2.6 months, from November 27 to February 14, with daily high temperatures below 28°C. The coldest month of the year in Sifra is January, with an average low of 15°C and high of 26°C.
Days typically run about 12°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 15 |
| Feb | 28 | 16 |
| Mar | 29 | 18 |
| Apr | 31 | 19 |
| May | 33 | 21 |
| Jun | 35 | 22 |
| Jul | 33 | 22 |
| Aug | 32 | 21 |
| Sep | 32 | 21 |
| Oct | 30 | 18 |
| Nov | 28 | 16 |
| Dec | 27 | 15 |
How hot and cold Sifra really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Sifra feels like about 35°C (around June 13). About 85 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Air high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Air low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 |
| Feb | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
| Mar | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| Apr | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
| Jun | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
| Jul | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Sep | 32 | 32 | 20 | 21 |
| Oct | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 |
| Nov | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
| Dec | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 |
Average hourly temperature in Sifra
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 June afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 15°C.
Sifra 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° / 15° | 31 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
| Feb | 28° / 16° | 25 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 29° / 18° | 67 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 31° / 19° | 68 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 4.8 |
| May | 33° / 21° | 24 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 35° / 22° | 2 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 33° / 22° | 36 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 32° / 21° | 57 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 32° / 21° | 22 | 6 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 30° / 18° | 18 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 28° / 16° | 19 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 7.5 |
| Dec | 27° / 15° | 22 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 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.
Sifra gets about 392 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.1 months, from around Jul 12 to Sep 13, peaking in August at about 46% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 14.
April is the wettest month by volume, with 68 mm over about 11 wet days; June is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 19 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 6 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 32 | 10 |
| Apr | 34 | 11 |
| May | 15 | 5 |
| Jun | 4 | 1 |
| Jul | 27 | 8 |
| Aug | 41 | 13 |
| Sep | 21 | 6 |
| Oct | 12 | 4 |
| Nov | 9 | 3 |
| Dec | 11 | 3 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Sifra collects about 392 mm of rain across 74 wet days — roughly 33 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 68 mm, while June is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 49% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 31 | 25 | 67 | 68 | 24 | 2 | 36 | 57 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 6 |
| Feb | 25 | 5 |
| Mar | 67 | 10 |
| Apr | 68 | 11 |
| May | 24 | 5 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 36 | 8 |
| Aug | 57 | 13 |
| Sep | 22 | 6 |
| Oct | 18 | 4 |
| Nov | 19 | 3 |
| Dec | 22 | 3 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Sifra, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around August 19 and lasts for 4.4 months, ending around December 29. The clearest month is November, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around December 30 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around May 7. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 35% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 74 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 83 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 35 |
| Feb | 66 | 34 |
| Mar | 67 | 33 |
| Apr | 73 | 27 |
| May | 79 | 21 |
| Jun | 78 | 22 |
| Jul | 71 | 29 |
| Aug | 74 | 26 |
| Sep | 86 | 14 |
| Oct | 86 | 14 |
| Nov | 88 | 12 |
| Dec | 83 | 17 |
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. The longest day, around June 6, brings about 12 h 42 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 18 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:48 | 6:46 | 6:32 | 6:12 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:07 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:21 | 6:36 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:11 | 6:23 | 6:27 | 6:28 | 6:32 | 6:40 | 6:44 | 6:36 | 6:16 | 5:57 | 5:49 | 5:56 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.4 | 6:48 | 6:11 |
| Feb | 11.6 | 6:46 | 6:23 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:32 | 6:27 |
| Apr | 12.3 | 6:12 | 6:28 |
| May | 12.5 | 6:00 | 6:32 |
| Jun | 12.7 | 6:00 | 6:40 |
| Jul | 12.6 | 6:07 | 6:44 |
| Aug | 12.4 | 6:12 | 6:36 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:12 | 6:16 |
| Oct | 11.7 | 6:13 | 5:57 |
| Nov | 11.5 | 6:21 | 5:49 |
| Dec | 11.3 | 6:36 | 5:56 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Sifra averages about 17 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 11 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.3 months, from around Aug 24 to Jan 2. The sunniest month is November, with roughly 23 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is July, down near 13 sunny days — about 43% fewer than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 14 | Mixed |
| Mar | 14 | Mixed |
| Apr | 15 | Bright |
| May | 19 | Bright |
| Jun | 18 | Bright |
| Jul | 13 | Mixed |
| Aug | 15 | Bright |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 21 | Bright |
| Nov | 23 | Bright |
| Dec | 21 | Bright |
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 Sifra, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.8 months, from around January 18 to May 14. The muggiest month is March, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 32% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 15 to July 23, and June is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 60 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 66 | 95 | 70 | 39 | 60 | 76 | 79 | 75 |
| Comfortable (%) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 17 |
| Humid (%) | 13 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 27 | 13 | 0 |
| Feb | 57 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| Mar | 42 | 26 | 30 | 2 |
| Apr | 40 | 25 | 31 | 5 |
| May | 66 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| Jun | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 70 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| Aug | 39 | 41 | 20 | 0 |
| Sep | 60 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct | 76 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov | 79 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec | 75 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
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.
Wind in Sifra is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 6 | calm |
| May | 7 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 7 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Sifra
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Sifra sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Sifra
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sifra throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid February, Sifra 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 Sifra for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to late February, with a peak score in the third 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) | 7.6 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Rating | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | poor | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.6 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.1 | good |
| Mar | 5.6 | good |
| Apr | 4.8 | fair |
| May | 4.3 | fair |
| Jun | 3.5 | poor |
| Jul | 3.6 | fair |
| Aug | 4.0 | fair |
| Sep | 4.8 | fair |
| Oct | 6.0 | good |
| Nov | 7.5 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.2 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Sifra for hot-weather activities run from early May to mid June and again from early September to mid March, with a peak score in the first week of November.
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 Sifra, 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 June (highs near 35°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 26°C), pack light clothes and sun protection.
In June, Sifra sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Sifra 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 Sifra peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (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) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Sifra
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 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) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 6 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 7 | 5 |
| Dec | 7 | 4.5 |
Air quality in Sifra 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 Sifra is worst in September — around 42 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) | 32 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | Moderate |
| Feb | 33 | Moderate |
| Mar | 35 | Moderate |
| Apr | 32 | Moderate |
| May | 36 | Poor |
| Jun | 42 | Poor |
| Jul | 39 | Poor |
| Aug | 41 | Poor |
| Sep | 42 | Poor |
| Oct | 31 | Moderate |
| Nov | 29 | Moderate |
| Dec | 31 | Moderate |
Growing season
Sifra 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. Sifra banks about 5,223 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 322 | 328 | 419 | 447 | 515 | 540 | 539 | 502 | 481 | 440 | 361 | 328 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 322 |
| Feb | 328 |
| Mar | 419 |
| Apr | 447 |
| May | 515 |
| Jun | 540 |
| Jul | 539 |
| Aug | 502 |
| Sep | 481 |
| Oct | 440 |
| Nov | 361 |
| Dec | 328 |
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.
Sifra receives about 6.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 5.1 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 3.6 months, from around Feb 26 to Jun 16. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is January, down near 5.2 kWh/m² — roughly 22% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.2 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 6.6 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.0 | Intense |
| Jul | 5.7 | Bright |
| Aug | 6.0 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.0 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.2 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.0 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.5 | Bright |
Where is Sifra?
Sifra sits at 11.6°N, 40.0°E, 936 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mersa, 41 km away.
Topography around Sifra
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sifra.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Sifra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 939 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,295 m.
The land around Sifra is covered by grassland (60%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and grassland (27%) 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 Sifra (11.6046°, 40.0166°, elevation 936 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).