Climate and Weather in Asmara, Eritrea

The climate of Asmara

What is the capital of Eritrea? The capital Asmara is centrally located in Eritrea at an altitude of 2325 meters. With over half a million inhabitants, Asmara is by far the largest city in the African country, which separated from neighboring Ethiopia in 1991. After the war of independence, the damaged parts of the city were rebuilt or refurbished, resulting in one of the best-maintained and cleanest capitals on the continent.

Asmara has a warm steppe climate due to its location in the Highlands of Eritrea. Asmara can be called sunny with an average of about three thousand hours of sunshine on an annual basis. There is approximately five hundred millimeters of precipitation per year, the vast majority of which occurs in the months of July and August. The other months are reasonably to very dry. Due to its location at more than two kilometers altitude, temperatures are relatively mild for a city located in close proximity to deserts. See abbreviations for Asmara.

Climate figures

The figures below are based on long-term average climate statistics. The temperatures are displayed in degrees Celsius (°C).

	maximum temperature	minimum temperature	hours of sunshine per day	days of rainfall per month
January	23℃	6℃	9	2
February	24℃	6℃	9	2
March	26℃	8℃	9	3
April	26℃	10℃	9	5
May	26℃	11℃	8	7
June	26℃	11℃	7	6
July	23℃	12℃	5	7
August	22℃	12℃	5	8
September	24℃	10℃	7	5
October	23℃	9℃	9	3
November	22℃	8℃	9	3
December	22℃	6℃	9	3

The weather in Asmara

Here you will find the weather forecast for Asmara. View the current weather in Asmara and the forecast for the coming days, such as temperatures, the chance of precipitation, the wind direction and the wind strength. With this weather data you can see what kind of weather you can expect in Asmara. Based on the climate statistics, we describe the weather per month in Asmara. This is not a long-term forecast, but gives the average weather forecast for all months of the year. Do you want to see the detailed weather forecast for Asmara? On the page with extra weather information we show the chance of snow, the wind chill, visibility, UV strength, air pressure and more good weather information.

An average weather picture per month can be compiled on the basis of long-term climate statistics, certain weather patterns and specific events.

The weather in January

In the month of January, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in January is 6 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in January at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in February

In the month of February, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 24 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in February is 6 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in February at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 2 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.

The weather in March

In the month of March, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in March is 8 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in March at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in April

In the month of April, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in April is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in April at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 5 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in May

In the month of May, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in May is 11 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in May in this destination is around 8 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 7 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in June

In the month of June, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 26 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in June is 11 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in June at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 6 days. If you look at the long-term averages, that means that there will not be much precipitation this month.

The weather in July

In the month of July, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in July is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in July at this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 7 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in August

In the month of August, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 22 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in August is 12 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in August in this destination is around 5 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 8 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this results in a month with quite a lot of precipitation.

The weather in September

In the month of September, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 24 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in September is 10 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in September at this destination is around 7 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 5 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in October

In the month of October, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 23 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in October is 9 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in October at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in November

In the month of November, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 22 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in November is 8 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in November at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this means little precipitation in this month.

The weather in December

In the month of December, the average maximum temperature in Asmara is around 22 degrees Celsius. The average minimum temperature in December is 6 degrees. The number of hours that the sun is visible in December at this destination is around 9 hours per day. Within the whole month there is precipitation for about 3 days. If you look at the long-term averages, this makes for an almost dry month.