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Southern Red Seawhen to go

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

Range
31–39 °C
Compare
+1.8°C vs. Eritrea mean
Country
Eritrea
TZ
Africa/Asmara
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12-month climate · Southern Red Sea

How the year moves in Southern Red Sea

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Southern 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 climatologySouthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (30.8), highest in June (38.8). Monthly means: 30.8, 31.6, 33.9, 35.8, 37.4, 38.8, 38.4, 37.2, 37.9, 35.7, 33.7, 31.6.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January30.8
February31.6
March33.9
April35.8
May37.4
June38.8
July38.4
August37.2
September37.9
October35.7
November33.7
December31.6
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologySouthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in November (2), highest in August (41). Monthly means: 8, 7, 11, 27, 13, 3, 23, 41, 9, 8, 2, 2.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January8
February7
March11
April27
May13
June3
July23
August41
September9
October8
November2
December2
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologySouthern Red Sea, Eritrea. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (6.5), highest in November (9.5). Monthly means: 8.9, 8.6, 9.3, 9.2, 9.0, 7.7, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0, 8.9, 9.5, 9.4.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.9
February8.6
March9.3
April9.2
May9.0
June7.7
July6.5
August7.0
September8.0
October8.9
November9.5
December9.4
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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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