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Northern Red Seawhen to go

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

Range
30–37 °C
Compare
+0.2°C vs. Eritrea mean
Country
Eritrea
TZ
Africa/Asmara
Region match
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12-month climate · Northern Red Sea

How the year moves in Northern Red Sea

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Northern Red Sea 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 climatologyNorthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (29.9), highest in May (37.4). Monthly means: 29.9, 31.2, 34.1, 36.3, 37.4, 36.8, 33.6, 31.1, 34.6, 35.0, 33.0, 30.8.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January29.9
February31.2
March34.1
April36.3
May37.4
June36.8
July33.6
August31.1
September34.6
October35.0
November33.0
December30.8
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in December (3), highest in August (85). Monthly means: 4, 3, 3, 10, 15, 12, 41, 85, 31, 6, 4, 3.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January4
February3
March3
April10
May15
June12
July41
August85
September31
October6
November4
December3
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (5.5), highest in March (10.4). Monthly means: 9.8, 9.7, 10.4, 10.1, 9.5, 8.4, 6.6, 5.5, 7.7, 9.3, 9.8, 9.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January9.8
February9.7
March10.4
April10.1
May9.5
June8.4
July6.6
August5.5
September7.7
October9.3
November9.8
December9.8
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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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