Average Weather in Kombolcha Ethiopia

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In Kombolcha, the wet season is mostly cloudy, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F to 84°F and is rarely below 47°F or above 89°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 Kombolcha, 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 Kombolcha begins around September 18 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around March 21. On November 20, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 70% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 30% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 21 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around September 18. On July 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 25% 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 Kombolcha varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.6 months, from June 27 to September 16, with a greater than 43% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 82% on August 3.

The drier season lasts 9.4 months, from September 16 to June 27. The smallest chance of a wet day is 3% 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 82% on August 3.

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. Kombolcha experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.8 months, from February 7 to November 2, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 31, with an average total accumulation of 8.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 2 to February 7. The least rain falls around November 27, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Kombolcha does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 46 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 29 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:56 AM on May 30, and the latest sunrise is 48 minutes later at 6:45 AM on January 25. The earliest sunset is at 5:54 PM on November 17, and the latest sunset is 54 minutes later at 6:48 PM on July 11.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kombolcha 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.

The perceived humidity level in Kombolcha, 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.

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from October 14 to July 1, with average wind speeds of more than 2.7 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is May 31, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.4 months, from July 1 to October 14. The calmest day of the year is August 26, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.1 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 months, from July 5 to August 26, with a peak percentage of 41% on July 31. The wind is most often from the east for 10 months, from August 26 to July 5, with a peak percentage of 74% 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 2.0 months, from April 13 to June 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is May 15, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.3 months, from July 10 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is July 28, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kombolcha are 11.082 deg latitude, 39.743 deg longitude, and 6,339 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kombolcha contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,821 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,373 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,082 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (12,264 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kombolcha is covered by cropland (92%), within 10 miles by cropland (90%), and within 50 miles by cropland (58%) and shrubs (30%).

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

Kombolcha 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 Kombolcha, 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.