Climate averages 1991–2020
Keren weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Keren: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Asmara (71 km away). In October its highs average 22.0°C, 6.7°C cooler than Keren, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eritrea, Keren ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 2 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 2 cities is 25.3°C; Keren is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.2 mm to 3.1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Asmara in OctoberEritrea · 71 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Adwa in OctoberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Aksum in OctoberEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in OctoberEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Ādīgrat in OctoberEthiopia · 199 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Kassala in OctoberSudan · 223 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Mek'ele in OctoberEthiopia · 277 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Qadarif in OctoberSudan · 382 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 26 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.