Mekele monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

Mekele average temperature chart (Celsius) Mekele average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mekele (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.5 25.5 26.5 27 27.9 28.3 24.8 24.1 25.5 24.9 24.1 23.6
°F 76.1 78 79.7 80.6 82.2 82.9 76.6 75.4 77.9 76.8 75.3 74.6

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.

Mekele monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mekele monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mekele (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 3 11 24 38 39 39 193 204 41 8 9 4
inches 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 7.6 8 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2
Rainy days 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 7 4 2 2

Average annual rainfall in Mekele: 664.234mm (261.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

Mekele average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mekele
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.8 9.6 9.3 9.2 9 8.2 6.2 6.4 8 9.3 9.8 9.8

Day / night temperatures

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

Mekele average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mekele average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mekele (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.4 10.3 12 13.5 14.2 14.2 13.6 13.3 12.2 11.6 10.4 9
Max °C 24.9 25.9 26.9 27.4 28.2 28.6 25.1 24.4 25.8 25.2 24.4 24
Min °F 48.8 50.5 53.5 56.2 57.6 57.6 56.4 55.9 54 52.9 50.7 48.2
Max °F 62.8 64.6 66.9 68.7 70.2 70.5 66.7 65.8 66.2 65.1 63.3 61.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mekele average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mekele average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mekele in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.2 26.8 28 29.5 30.3 30.9 31.4 31.4 30.7 28.9 27.5
°F 79.7 79.1 80.2 82.4 85.1 86.5 87.6 88.5 88.6 87.3 84.1 81.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

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.

Mekele relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mekele
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
57% 54% 53% 55% 57% 56% 70% 74% 64% 65% 65% 62%

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Mekele weather stats

Mekele weather statistics
Hottest month: June 28.3°C 82.9°F
Driest month: January 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: December 9.8hrs
Coldest month: December 23.6°C 74.5°F
Wettest month: August 204mm 8ins
Warmest sea: September 31.4°C 88.5°F
Map showing location of Mekele (13.49667, 39.47528) Mekele map pin © Google

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