Average Weather in Konso Ethiopia

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In Konso, the summers are short, sweltering, dry, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, comfortable, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 63°F to 96°F and is rarely below 60°F or above 100°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.3 months, from January 16 to March 25, with an average daily high temperature above 94°F. The hottest day of the year is March 1, with an average high of 96°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from April 28 to August 28, with an average daily high temperature below 87°F. The coldest day of the year is July 18, with an average low of 63°F and high of 84°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Konso, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Konso begins around June 25 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around October 17. On September 1, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 52% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 17 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around June 25. On April 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 21% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Konso varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.2 months, from March 21 to October 28, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 53% on April 29.

The drier season lasts 4.8 months, from October 28 to March 21. The smallest chance of a wet day is 5% on January 15.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 53% on April 29.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Konso experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 15 to December 27, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around April 24, with an average total accumulation of 3.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.6 months, from December 27 to February 15. The least rain falls around January 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.4 inches.

The length of the day in Konso does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:15 AM on October 24, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:46 AM on February 3. The earliest sunset is at 6:10 PM on November 10, and the latest sunset is 37 minutes later at 6:47 PM on July 18.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Konso during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Konso experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from March 24 to May 30, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is May 1, with muggy conditions 23% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is July 11, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Konso experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from November 15 to April 2, with average wind speeds of more than 4.0 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 6, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from April 2 to November 15. The calmest day of the year is May 21, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Konso varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.9 months, from May 22 to September 20, with a peak percentage of 66% on July 28. The wind is most often from the east for 8.1 months, from September 20 to May 22, with a peak percentage of 88% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.6 months, from February 3 to March 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 2, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 17 to August 5, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.9 kWh. The darkest day of the year is May 2, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Konso are 5.250 deg latitude, 37.483 deg longitude, and 3,494 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Konso contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,837 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,486 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,858 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,065 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Konso is covered by shrubs (79%) and cropland (21%), within 10 miles by shrubs (61%) and grassland (28%), and within 50 miles by grassland (41%) and shrubs (35%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Konso, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Konso is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Konso, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.