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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hawassa Ethiopia

In Hawassa, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 54°F to 87°F and is rarely below 49°F or above 92°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Hawassa for warm-weather activities is from late October to late February.

Climate in Hawassa

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Hawassa weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.3 months, from January 25 to April 2, with an average daily high temperature above 84°F. The hottest month of the year in Hawassa is March, with an average high of 86°F and low of 60°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.6 months, from June 15 to October 1, with an average daily high temperature below 76°F. The coldest month of the year in Hawassa is July, with an average low of 59°F and high of 74°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Hawassa

Average High and Low Temperature in HawassahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FDec 1881°FDec 1881°FMar 187°FMar 187°F54°F54°F59°F59°FJan 2584°FJan 2584°FApr 284°FApr 284°FJun 1576°FJun 1576°FOct 176°FOct 176°F56°F56°F61°F61°F60°F60°F59°F59°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 83°F86°F86°F82°F79°F76°F74°F74°F75°F77°F79°F81°F
Temp. 69°F71°F72°F70°F69°F67°F65°F65°F66°F67°F66°F67°F
Low 55°F58°F60°F61°F60°F60°F59°F59°F59°F58°F55°F54°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.

Average Hourly Temperature in Hawassa

Average Hourly Temperature in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarmhotcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Hawassa, 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 Hawassa begins around August 15 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around March 13.

The clearest month of the year in Hawassa is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 13 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around August 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Hawassa is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Hawassa

Cloud Cover Categories in HawassaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 947%Dec 947%Apr 1820%Apr 1820%Aug 1533%Aug 1533%Mar 1334%Mar 1334%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 57%60%68%78%70%67%72%66%63%64%57%54%
Clearer 43%40%32%22%30%33%28%34%37%36%43%46%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from March 16 to October 21, with a greater than 36% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Hawassa is August, with an average of 20.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.9 months, from October 21 to March 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Hawassa is December, with an average of 2.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Hawassa is August, with an average of 20.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 67% on August 13.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Hawassa

Daily Chance of Precipitation in HawassawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1367%Aug 1367%Dec 286%Dec 286%Mar 1636%Mar 1636%Oct 2136%Oct 2136%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 3.0d5.2d11.0d17.7d17.2d15.8d19.3d20.3d17.4d12.4d4.9d2.3d

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. Hawassa experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Hawassa. The month with the most rain in Hawassa is April, with an average rainfall of 6.7 inches.

The month with the least rain in Hawassa is December, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Hawassa

Average Monthly Rainfall in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inApr 257.1 inApr 257.1 inDec 270.4 inDec 270.4 inAug 206.4 inAug 206.4 inJun 134.2 inJun 134.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.7″1.6″3.4″6.7″5.8″4.2″5.0″6.3″5.4″3.6″1.3″0.5″

The length of the day in Hawassa does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 32 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Hawassa

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 32 minJun 2012 hr, 32 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 43 minDec 2111 hr, 43 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.8h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.4h12.5h12.5h12.3h12.2h12.0h11.8h11.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:08 AM on May 26, and the latest sunrise is 36 minutes later at 6:44 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is at 6:04 PM on November 12, and the latest sunset is 42 minutes later at 6:46 PM on July 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Hawassa during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Hawassa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 266:08 AMMay 266:08 AM6:46 PMJul 156:46 PMJul 15Nov 126:04 PMNov 126:04 PM6:44 AMJan 316:44 AMJan 31daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Hawassa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070708059NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Hawassa

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

The perceived humidity level in Hawassa, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Hawassa

Humidity Comfort Levels in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 20%Jul 20%NowNowhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

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 Hawassa experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from June 19 to August 31, with average wind speeds of more than 5.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Hawassa is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.6 months, from August 31 to June 19. The calmest month of the year in Hawassa is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Hawassa

Average Wind Speed in HawassawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mphJul 246.1 mphJul 246.1 mphSep 293.8 mphSep 293.8 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.35.55.54.53.94.85.95.64.24.35.05.3

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

The wind is most often from the south for 2.2 months, from May 9 to July 16 and for 2.4 months, from July 22 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 59% on September 8. The wind is most often from the west for 6.0 days, from July 16 to July 22, with a peak percentage of 50% on July 21. The wind is most often from the east for 7.2 months, from October 3 to May 9, with a peak percentage of 68% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Hawassa

Wind Direction in HawassaESSEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Hawassa throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hawassa for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to late February, with a peak score in the second week of December.

Tourism Score in Hawassa

Tourism Score in Hawassabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.86.84.74.75.75.74.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Hawassa for hot-weather activities is from early January to late March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Hawassa

Beach/Pool Score in Hawassabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.84.82.12.13.63.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Hawassa are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Hawassa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Hawassa

Growing Degree Days in HawassaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 690°FJan 690°FMar 301,800°FMar 301,800°FDec 316,502°FDec 316,502°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 1.9 months, from January 27 to March 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Hawassa is February, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from June 14 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Hawassa is July, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Hawassa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in HawassabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMar 17.2 kWhMar 17.2 kWhJul 115.2 kWhJul 115.2 kWhAug 175.6 kWhAug 175.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 6.77.07.06.25.95.55.25.55.96.16.56.6

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hawassa are 7.062 deg latitude, 38.476 deg longitude, and 5,568 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hawassa contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 453 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,574 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,103 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,344 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hawassa is covered by cropland (75%) and water (25%), within 10 miles by cropland (70%) and water (12%), and within 50 miles by cropland (64%) and grassland (15%).

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

Hawassa 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 Hawassa, 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 Algorithms 2nd Edition , 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 airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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