Ziway weather in July

In July, Ziway sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 67 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 17% 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 Ziway's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ziway's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Ziway is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
8,380/km²
people per km²

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ziway reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Ziway weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°30.911.68.8
Feb26° / 18°61.411.78.3
Mar27° / 19°285.311.97.5
Apr27° / 20°569.812.26.5
May26° / 19°7010.912.46.6
Jun24° / 19°276.212.57.6
Jul23° / 18°6715.912.45.9
Aug22° / 18°10720.812.35.1
Sep23° / 18°11419.3125.6
Oct25° / 18°506.211.87.7
Nov25° / 17°71.311.68.8
Dec25° / 17°10.311.59.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36139
46040
55941
65743
75743
85545
95545
105347
115347
125149
135149
145050
155050
164852
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184852
194753
204654
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264456
274357
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ziway gets around 67 mm of rain over 15.9 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 50% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
338
439
540
641
742
843
944
1045
1146
1247
1348
1449
1550
1651
1752
1853
1954
2055
2156
2257
2358
2459
2559
2660
2760
2860
2960
3061
3161

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
118910
218910
31909
41909
51918
61918
71918
81927
91927
101936
111936
121945
131945
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190946
200937
210937
220928
230919
240919
2509010
2609010
2709010
2809010
2908911
3008911
3109010

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
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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 6:15 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:42
212.56:156:42
312.56:156:42
412.56:156:43
512.46:166:43
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712.46:166:43
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912.46:176:43
1012.46:176:43
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1312.46:186:43
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1812.46:196:43
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3112.46:216:42

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Ziway

In seasonPeak

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

Ziway's rainy season runs July–September, 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 Ziway?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Ziway for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ziway in July

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

In July, Ziway sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ziway 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 Ziway peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ziway 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 Ziway is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ziway?

Ziway sits at 7.9°N, 38.7°E, 1,649 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mek’ī, 26 km away.

Topography around Ziway

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ziway has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,646 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,645 m.

The land around Ziway is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (28%) and water (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Mek’ī 26 km · Insēno 31 km · Butajīra 44 km · Āsela 46 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 48 km · Sagurē 52 km · Dēra 54 km · Ciro 54 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 Ziway (7.9333°, 38.7167°, elevation 1,649 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).