Climate averages 1991–2020
Keren weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Keren: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 29 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Asmara (71 km away). In April its highs average 23.8°C, 7.5°C cooler than Keren, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eritrea, Keren ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 2 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 2 cities is 27.6°C; Keren is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Keren climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| February | 28.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| March | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 5.3 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 31.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 13 | 4.9 | 12.512 h |
| May | 32.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 20 | 5.6 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 42 | 11.0 | 13.013 h |
| July | 26.4°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 86 | 20.1 | 13.013 h |
| August | 25.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 193 | 28.3 | 12.713 h |
| September | 27.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 123 | 16.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 3.1 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Asmara in AprilEritrea · 71 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 63 mm rain
- Adwa in AprilEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Aksum in AprilEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in AprilEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in AprilEthiopia · 199 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 148 mm rain
- Kassala in AprilSudan · 223 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Mek'ele in AprilEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in AprilSudan · 382 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Keren) is explained once on the Keren year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.