The climate of Mek’ele (Ethiopia)
Mek’ele lies in the north of Ethiopia not far away from the border
with Eritrea. Mek’ele lies in the province of Tigray of which it is
also the administrative capital. The town lies at an altitude of more
than 2000 meters. It is an old town founded already in the 13th
century. Nowadays mainly people of the Tigrinya people live there. In
the town there is the castle of emperor Yohannes IV built in the 19th
century.
Mek’ele has a warm steppe climate strongly influenced by its more
elevated situation. Due to this more elevated situation the
temperatures in Mek’ele are lower than one would expect in this part
of the world. The months of July and August are by far the wettest
here. Almost the entire yearly amount of precipitation falls during
these months. During the winter period the nights can be fairly cold.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Mek’ele.
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:
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