Asmara weather by month & the best time to visit
Eritrea · highland city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Asmara is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with December and February close behind. Asmara averages about 3,420 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Asmara?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Asmara is January, then December and February. The dullest month is August (73/100, 144 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Asmara?
Asmara is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,420 hours of sunshine a year. January (99/100) is noticeably better than August (73). It is the only destination Sunshine Atlas tracks in Eritrea. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 73% of the year's 414 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 4 mm | 9 |
| February | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 8 mm | 11 |
| March | 98 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 7 mm | 13 |
| April | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 26 mm | 13 |
| May | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 18 mm | 13 |
| June | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 14° / 57°F | 33 mm | 11 |
| July | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 125 mm | 10 |
| August | 73 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 144 mm | 10 |
| September | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 31 mm | 12 |
| October | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 8 mm | 11 |
| November | 98 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 6 mm | 10 |
| December | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 4 mm | 9 |
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Asmara: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Asmara?
Asmara is a highland city in Eritrea at 2,317 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Asmara get a year?
Asmara gets about 3,420 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Asmara?
The sunniest time to visit Asmara is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with December and February close behind). Expect daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F.
What is the least sunny month in Asmara?
August is the least sunny month in Asmara, scoring 73/100 with about 144 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Asmara?
The typical midday UV index in Asmara peaks around 13 (extreme) in March, easing to about 9 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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