Dire Dawa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Dire Dawa average temperature chart (Celsius) Dire Dawa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Dire Dawa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 28.3 30 30.3 31.7 32.6 31 30.3 30.6 30.3 28.3 27
°F 81.1 83 86 86.5 89.1 90.6 87.8 86.5 87 86.5 83 80.7

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.

Dire Dawa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Dire Dawa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Dire Dawa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 21 34 68 103 61 31 94 129 76 29 16 8
inches 0.8 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.4 1.2 3.7 5.1 3 1.1 0.6 0.3
Rainy days 2 2 3 5 6 7 6 8 7 4 2 1

Average annual rainfall in Dire Dawa: 722.7mm (284.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Dire Dawa

Dire Dawa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Dire Dawa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.9 9.2 8.7 7.4 7.8 8.7 9 9.6 10

Day / night temperatures

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

Dire Dawa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Dire Dawa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Dire Dawa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13 14.4 16.5 18.3 19.4 20.4 19.1 18.7 18.6 16.2 13.7 12.4
Max °C 27.7 28.7 30.4 30.6 32.1 32.9 31.3 30.6 30.9 30.7 28.7 27.4
Min °F 55.3 57.8 61.6 64.9 66.8 68.6 66.4 65.6 65.4 61.1 56.7 54.3
Max °F 68.5 70.7 74.1 75.9 78.3 79.9 77.4 76.3 76.5 74.1 70.2 67.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Dire Dawa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Dire Dawa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Dire Dawa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26.1 27 28.3 29.4 29.8 29.8 29.9 30.2 29.7 28.2 27
°F 79.2 79 80.6 82.9 84.9 85.7 85.6 85.8 86.4 85.4 82.7 80.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Dire Dawa average winspeed by month (km/h) Dire Dawa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Dire Dawa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 8 8 9 12 10 11 9 7 8 8
mph 4 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 5 5 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.

Dire Dawa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Dire Dawa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
63% 64% 66% 72% 74% 67% 64% 65% 69% 72% 72% 69%

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Dire Dawa weather stats

Dire Dawa weather statistics
Hottest month: June 32.6°C 90.7°F
Driest month: December 8mm 0.3ins
Sunniest month: December 10hrs
Coldest month: December 27°C 80.6°F
Wettest month: August 129mm 5.1ins
Warmest sea: September 30.2°C 86.4°F
Map showing location of Dire Dawa (9.59306, 41.86611) Dire Dawa map pin © Google

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