Āksum monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Āksum

Āksum average temperature chart (Celsius) Āksum average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Āksum (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.7 25.9 27.1 27.5 27.8 27.5 24.1 23.5 25.1 24.8 24.3 24
°F 76.4 78.6 80.8 81.5 82 81.4 75.4 74.4 77.2 76.7 75.7 75.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Āksum monthly rainfall chart (mm) Āksum monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Āksum (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 1 5 13 23 39 54 184 179 54 10 20 3
inches 0 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.1 7.3 7 2.1 0.4 0.8 0.1
Rainy days 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 7 4 2 2

Average annual rainfall in Āksum: 637.733mm (251.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Āksum

Āksum average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Āksum
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 10 9.9 9.5 9.4 9 8.1 6.1 6.2 8 9.4 9.9 9.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Āksum average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Āksum average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Āksum (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 8.6 9.5 11.5 13 13.9 13.6 13.2 13 11.8 11.5 10.2 8.6
Max °C 25.1 26.3 27.5 27.9 28.1 27.8 24.4 23.8 25.5 25.2 24.7 24.4
Min °F 47.4 49.1 52.7 55.3 57 56.5 55.8 55.4 53.2 52.6 50.3 47.5
Max °F 62.2 64.2 67.1 68.7 69.8 69.3 65.8 65.1 65.5 64.9 63.3 61.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Āksum average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Āksum average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Āksum in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.1 26.6 27.8 29.3 30.1 30.8 31.3 31.3 30.8 29.1 27.6
°F 79.7 79 79.9 82.1 84.8 86.1 87.5 88.4 88.4 87.4 84.5 81.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Āksum average winspeed by month (km/h) Āksum average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Āksum (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 8 8
mph 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Āksum relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Āksum
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
54% 49% 47% 49% 51% 52% 71% 75% 62% 62% 62% 59%

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Āksum weather stats

Āksum weather statistics
Hottest month: May 27.8°C 82°F
Driest month: January 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: January 10hrs
Coldest month: December 24°C 75.2°F
Wettest month: July 184mm 7.2ins
Warmest sea: August 31.3°C 88.3°F
Map showing location of Āksum (14.12448, 38.72444) Āksum map pin © Google

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