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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Āwash Ethiopia

In Āwash, it is hot and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 63°F to 96°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 101°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Āwash for hot-weather activities are from mid January to early March, from late May to late June, and from late August to late November.

Climate in Āwash

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

The temperature in Āwash varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Āwash

Average High and Low Temperature in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FDec 2690°FDec 2690°FJun 796°FJun 796°F63°F63°F71°F71°FJul 2190°FJul 2190°FSep 1890°FSep 1890°F69°F69°F69°F69°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 91°F94°F95°F93°F94°F95°F91°F89°F90°F91°F90°F90°F
Temp. 76°F79°F81°F80°F82°F83°F79°F78°F78°F78°F76°F75°F
Low 64°F66°F69°F70°F71°F71°F70°F69°F68°F67°F65°F63°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 Āwash

Average Hourly Temperature in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotsweltering
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.

Nuevo Vicente Guerrero (El Chichonal), Mexico (8,786 miles away) and Chalatenango, El Salvador (8,612 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Āwash (view comparison).

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In Āwash, 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 Āwash begins around August 11 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around March 2.

The clearest month of the year in Āwash is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 63% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 2 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around August 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Āwash is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 63% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Āwash

Cloud Cover Categories in ĀwashclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Sep 1063%Sep 1063%Apr 1735%Apr 1735%Aug 1149%Aug 1149%Mar 250%Mar 250%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
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 45%47%55%63%57%50%56%47%37%39%39%42%
Clearer 55%53%45%37%43%50%44%53%63%61%61%58%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.6 months, from June 28 to September 16, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Āwash is August, with an average of 22.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.4 months, from September 16 to June 28. The month with the fewest wet days in Āwash is January, with an average of 1.4 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 Āwash is August, with an average of 22.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 75% on August 6.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Āwash

Daily Chance of Precipitation in ĀwashwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 675%Aug 675%Dec 263%Dec 263%Jun 2839%Jun 2839%Sep 1639%Sep 1639%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 1.4d3.0d6.8d9.6d7.5d7.5d19.9d22.5d12.3d4.0d2.1d1.5d

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. Āwash experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.6 months, from January 26 to November 13, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Āwash is August, with an average rainfall of 5.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from November 13 to January 26. The month with the least rain in Āwash is December, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Āwash

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 0.4″0.8″1.7″2.7″1.8″1.3″4.2″5.1″2.6″1.0″0.5″0.3″

The length of the day in Āwash does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 38 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 39 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Āwash

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 39 minJun 2012 hr, 39 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 36 minDec 2111 hr, 36 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 11.7h11.8h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h12.6h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:58 AM on May 27, and the latest sunrise is 42 minutes later at 6:40 AM on January 29. The earliest sunset is at 5:55 PM on November 14, and the latest sunset is 48 minutes later at 6:43 PM on July 13.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Āwash

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 275:58 AMMay 275:58 AM6:43 PMJul 136:43 PMJul 13Nov 145:55 PMNov 145:55 PM6:40 AMJan 296:40 AMJan 29daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
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 Āwash

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708058NowNow
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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 Āwash

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.

Āwash experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from March 12 to October 5, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 5% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Āwash is August, with 5.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Āwash is January, with 0.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Āwash

Humidity Comfort Levels in ĀwashmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 260%Dec 260%Aug 1518%Aug 1518%Mar 125%Mar 125%Oct 55%Oct 55%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 0.1d0.3d1.9d4.7d3.8d1.2d3.0d5.3d2.8d1.2d0.5d0.1d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 24 to August 13, with average wind speeds of more than 6.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Āwash is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.3 months, from August 13 to May 24. The calmest month of the year in Āwash is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Āwash

Average Wind Speed in ĀwashwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphJun 296.9 mphJun 296.9 mphSep 235.4 mphSep 235.4 mphAug 136.1 mphAug 136.1 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) 6.05.95.85.75.96.76.66.15.55.65.75.8

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

The wind is most often from the east for 2.3 months, from March 10 to May 20 and for 3.3 weeks, from September 21 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 49% on October 1. The wind is most often from the south for 4.0 months, from May 20 to September 21, with a peak percentage of 73% on August 5. The wind is most often from the north for 4.9 months, from October 14 to March 10, with a peak percentage of 80% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Āwash

Wind Direction in ĀwashNESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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 Āwash 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 Āwash for general outdoor tourist activities is from early October to late January, with a peak score in the second week of December.

Tourism Score in Āwash

Tourism Score in Āwashbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.74.44.44.54.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 times of year to visit Āwash for hot-weather activities are from mid January to early March, from late May to late June, and from late August to late November, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score in Āwash

Beach/Pool Score in Āwashbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.25.75.76.66.65.85.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Āwash 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 Āwash

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Āwash

Growing Degree Days in ĀwashJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 590°FJan 590°FMar 101,800°FMar 101,800°FDec 319,950°FDec 319,950°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 1.5 months, from February 9 to March 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Āwash is March, with an average of 7.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.1 months, from July 6 to August 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 6.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Āwash is July, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Āwash

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in ĀwashbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhFeb 297.2 kWhFeb 297.2 kWhJul 225.8 kWhJul 225.8 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) 6.57.07.06.66.76.65.96.36.86.76.46.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Āwash are 8.983 deg latitude, 40.167 deg longitude, and 3,009 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Āwash contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 958 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,053 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,129 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (9,442 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Āwash is covered by shrubs (100%), within 10 miles by shrubs (66%) and grassland (32%), and within 50 miles by cropland (41%) and shrubs (29%).

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

Āwash 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 Āwash, 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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