Climate averages 1991–2020
Keren weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Keren: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 15.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Asmara (71 km away). In March its highs average 23.3°C, 6.6°C cooler than Keren, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eritrea, Keren ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 2 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 2 cities is 26.6°C; Keren is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.3 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 29.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 5.3 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 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
March in nearby cities
- Asmara in MarchEritrea · 71 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Adwa in MarchEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Aksum in MarchEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 13.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in MarchEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in MarchEthiopia · 199 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 109 mm rain
- Kassala in MarchSudan · 223 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mek'ele in MarchEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 60 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in MarchSudan · 382 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.6 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.