Shire Inda Selassie weather by month & the best time to visit
Ethiopia · highland city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Shire Inda Selassie is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with February and December close behind. Shire Inda Selassie averages about 3,416 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Shire Inda Selassie?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shire Inda Selassie is January, then February and December. The dullest month is July (72/100, 183 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shire Inda Selassie?
Shire Inda Selassie is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,416 hours of sunshine a year. January (99/100) is noticeably better than July (72). It ranks #5 of 22 destinations in Ethiopia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,219 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 75% of the year's 651 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| February | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 3 mm | 11 |
| March | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 9 mm | 12 |
| April | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 22 mm | 13 |
| May | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 43 mm | 12 |
| June | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 51 mm | 11 |
| July | 72 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 183 mm | 10 |
| August | 72 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 226 mm | 10 |
| September | 85 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 80 mm | 11 |
| October | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 24 mm | 11 |
| November | 98 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 6 mm | 10 |
| December | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 3 mm | 9 |
Nearest destinations
.jpg/500px-ET_Mekele_asv2018-01_img19_pano_from_Choma_(cropped).jpg)
Shire Inda Selassie: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Shire Inda Selassie?
Shire Inda Selassie is a highland city in Ethiopia at 1,890 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Shire Inda Selassie get a year?
Shire Inda Selassie gets about 3,416 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Shire Inda Selassie?
The sunniest time to visit Shire Inda Selassie is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with February and December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.
What is the least sunny month in Shire Inda Selassie?
July is the least sunny month in Shire Inda Selassie, scoring 72/100 with about 183 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Shire Inda Selassie?
The typical midday UV index in Shire Inda Selassie peaks around 13 (extreme) in April, 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.
Put the Shire Inda Selassie sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Shire Inda Selassie's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: