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

Range
25–30 °C
Compare
−2.0°C vs. Ethiopia mean
Country
Ethiopia
TZ
Africa/Addis_Ababa
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12-month climate · Dire Dawa

How the year moves in Dire Dawa

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

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyDire Dawa, Ethiopia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in December (25.4), highest in June (29.5). Monthly means: 25.5, 27.4, 28.7, 28.3, 28.9, 29.5, 27.9, 27.3, 27.8, 27.7, 26.3, 25.4.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January25.5
February27.4
March28.7
April28.3
May28.9
June29.5
July27.9
August27.3
September27.8
October27.7
November26.3
December25.4
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyDire Dawa, Ethiopia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in December (7), highest in April (122). Monthly means: 10, 9, 57, 122, 81, 18, 62, 91, 72, 61, 28, 7.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January10
February9
March57
April122
May81
June18
July62
August91
September72
October61
November28
December7
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyDire Dawa, Ethiopia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (6.1), highest in January (10.1). Monthly means: 10.1, 9.8, 8.2, 7.0, 6.8, 6.3, 6.1, 6.5, 6.8, 8.0, 8.9, 9.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January10.1
February9.8
March8.2
April7.0
May6.8
June6.3
July6.1
August6.5
September6.8
October8.0
November8.9
December9.9
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Safety · 4 governments

What the governments say about Ethiopia

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

Reconsider travel

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Ethiopia 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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