Wolaita Sodo weather in July

In July, Wolaita Sodo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 238 mm of rain across 27 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Wolaita Sodo's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolaita Sodo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
238 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:24 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Wolaita Sodo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Wolaita Sodo 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
Jan29° / 16°183.711.66.7
Feb30° / 17°214.311.85.9
Mar30° / 18°7011.6125.1
Apr28° / 18°16020.812.14.5
May26° / 17°2102512.34.3
Jun25° / 16°1982512.44.4
Jul23° / 16°2382712.44.2
Aug24° / 16°25326.412.24.3
Sep25° / 16°22724.8124.5
Oct26° / 16°12818.211.85.4
Nov27° / 16°416.111.77.2
Dec28° / 15°152.811.67.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42278
52278
62179
72179
82080
91981
101981
111882
121783
131684
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Wolaita Sodo gets around 238 mm of rain over 27 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2490
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2690
2790
2890
2990
3089
3189

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
123167
223167
323266
423365
523464
623563
723563
823662
923761
1023860
1113861
1213960
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:206:44
212.46:216:44
312.46:216:44
412.46:216:45
512.46:216:45
612.46:226:45
712.46:226:45
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1612.46:246:45
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2112.36:256:45
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.68 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Wolaita Sodo

In seasonPeak

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

Wolaita Sodo'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 Wolaita Sodo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Wolaita Sodo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wolaita Sodo in July

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

In July, Wolaita Sodo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Wolaita Sodo 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 Wolaita Sodo 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wolaita Sodo 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 Wolaita Sodo is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1468 µg/m³May 938 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wolaita Sodo?

Wolaita Sodo sits at 6.9°N, 37.8°E, 2,045 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gununo, 14 km away.

Topography around Wolaita Sodo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolaita Sodo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m around an average of 2,011 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,451 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,837 m.

The land around Wolaita Sodo is covered by shrubs (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
578 m
16 km
1,451 m
80 km
2,837 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Gununo 14 km · Bodītī 17 km · Tebela 17 km · Badessa 19 km · Shanto 21 km · Āreka 24 km · Bale Hawassa 27 km · Gasuba 27 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 Wolaita Sodo (6.86°, 37.7616°, elevation 2,045 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).