The climate of Axum (Ethiopia)
Axumor Aksum is a town in the farthest north of Ethiopia not far away
from the border with Eritrea. In earlier days the town was the centre
of the kingdom of Aksum. The famous princess of Sheba came from this
kingdom according to the archaeologists. The archaeological find-spots
of Axum are on the Unesco world-heritage list. Many sources allege
that the Ark of the Covenant is hidden here in a severely guarded
chapel. Outside the town lies the Debre Damo monastery, built in the
6th century AD. The monastery can only be reached by climbing a 15
meter high precipice. Aksum has a warm steppe climate with one
distinct rainy period. This rainy period is in the months of July and
August. In this period there are not many days with precipitation but
if it starts raining then the shower seems to last for ever. Due to
the more elevated situation of the town the average temperatures here
are somewhat lower than in the rest of the country.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Axum.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
25
9
9
2
n/a
February
26
10
9
2
n/a
March
27
12
9
3
n/a
April
27
13
9
5
n/a
May
28
14
8
8
n/a
June
29
14
8
8
n/a
July
25
14
6
8
n/a
August
24
13
6
10
n/a
September
26
12
8
7
n/a
October
25
12
9
4
n/a
November
24
10
9
3
n/a
December
24
9
9
2
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
