Suntu weather in July

In July, Suntu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 350 mm of rain across 30.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 Suntu's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suntu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Rainfall
350 mm
30.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Suntu is town in southern Ethiopia.

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 Suntu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Suntu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°296.211.67.4
Feb27° / 14°336.211.77.0
Mar27° / 14°9214.911.95.8
Apr26° / 14°18521.912.24.7
May25° / 14°3022712.44.2
Jun23° / 14°30429.612.53.7
Jul22° / 14°35030.812.43.5
Aug22° / 14°35730.912.33.5
Sep23° / 13°32629.4123.7
Oct24° / 13°17218.411.85.7
Nov25° / 12°688.611.67.2
Dec26° / 12°315.711.57.8

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 9% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31387
41387
51387
61387
71288
81288
91189
101189
111090
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Suntu gets around 350 mm of rain over 30.8 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58317
68317
78317
88416
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Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:226:50
212.56:226:50
312.56:226:50
412.56:226:50
512.56:226:50
612.56:236:50
712.56:236:50
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912.56:236:50
1012.46:246:51
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1912.46:266:51
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2512.46:276:50
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2912.46:276:50
3012.46:276:49
3112.46:276:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.49 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.5Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Suntu

In seasonPeak

In July, Suntu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Suntu's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Suntu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suntu.

What to pack for Suntu in July

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

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

rain gear

UV index in Suntu 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 Suntu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Suntu 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 Suntu is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 845 µg/m³May 1526 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Suntu?

Suntu sits at 8.1°N, 37.0°E, 1,711 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āgaro, 43 km away.

Welk’īt’ēGīmbīchoTarch’a SodoGēdoHosa’ina

Topography around Suntu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suntu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,667 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,445 m.

The land around Suntu is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
916 m
80 km
2,445 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Āgaro 43 km · Jimma 49 km · Bedelē 77 km · Welk’īt’ē 94 km · Gīmbīcho 104 km · Tarch’a Sodo 108 km · Gēdo 116 km · Hosa’ina 117 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 Suntu (8.1°, 36.95°, elevation 1,711 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).