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Regional slice of Eritrea with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jul · Jan · Feb.

Range
30–39 °C
Compare
+1.6°C vs. Eritrea mean
Country
Eritrea
TZ
Africa/Asmara
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12-month climate · Gash-Barka

How the year moves in Gash-Barka

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Gash-Barka itself rather than over Eritrea as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyGash-Barka, Eritrea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (30.2), highest in April (38.8). Monthly means: 33.1, 34.5, 37.1, 38.8, 38.5, 36.8, 33.0, 30.2, 33.6, 35.6, 35.1, 33.7.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January33.1
February34.5
March37.1
April38.8
May38.5
June36.8
July33.0
August30.2
September33.6
October35.6
November35.1
December33.7
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyGash-Barka, Eritrea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (0), highest in August (153). Monthly means: 0, 1, 1, 4, 17, 26, 91, 153, 42, 9, 2, 0.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January0
February1
March1
April4
May17
June26
July91
August153
September42
October9
November2
December0
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyGash-Barka, Eritrea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (5.4), highest in March (10.4). Monthly means: 10.3, 10.1, 10.4, 10.0, 9.0, 8.0, 6.1, 5.4, 7.7, 8.9, 9.9, 10.2.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January10.3
February10.1
March10.4
April10.0
May9.0
June8.0
July6.1
August5.4
September7.7
October8.9
November9.9
December10.2
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Eritrea

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Eritrea carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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