Were Īlu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Were Īlu sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 369 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Were Īlu's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Were Īlu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 369 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Were Īlu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Were Īlu reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Were Īlu weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	21° / 8°	37	7.7	11.4	7.0
Feb	22° / 9°	49	8.9	11.7	6.9
Mar	22° / 10°	170	16.1	11.9	5.9
Apr	22° / 10°	138	14.8	12.2	6.0
May	23° / 11°	61	8.8	12.5	7.1
Jun	22° / 12°	83	17.5	12.6	5.7
Jul	19° / 11°	376	30.7	12.6	3.3
Aug	18° / 11°	414	30.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	19° / 10°	175	22.3	12.1	4.5
Oct	20° / 8°	35	5.3	11.8	7.2
Nov	20° / 7°	18	3.3	11.5	7.8
Dec	20° / 7°	16	3.7	11.4	7.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Were Īlu gets around 369 mm of rain over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Were Īlu

In seasonPeak

None of Were Īlu's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Were Īlu's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Were Īlu sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Were Īlu?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Were Īlu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Were Īlu in Spring

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

In spring, Were Īlu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 40 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Were Īlu in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Were Īlu peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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)	13	14	16	15	14	13	11	15	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Were Īlu in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Were Īlu is worst in June — around 45 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	32	34	32	36	45	40	40	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	32	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	36	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Were Īlu?

Were Īlu sits at 10.6°N, 39.4°E, 2,699 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mehal Mēda, 39 km away.

Topography around Were Īlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Were Īlu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m around an average of 2,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,152 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,346 m.

The land around Were Īlu is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

680 m

cropland 61%

16 km

1,152 m

cropland 61%

80 km

3,346 m

cropland 52%

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Spring weather nearby: Mehal Mēda 39 km · Kemisē 49 km · Harbu 53 km · Āt’aye 61 km · Kombolcha 64 km · Dessie 64 km · ‘Alem Ketema 72 km · Kobo 77 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 Were Īlu (10.5896°, 39.4377°, elevation 2,699 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.