Climate averages 1991–2020
Ārabī weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Ārabī: daytime highs average 33.2°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Borama (76 km away). In July its highs average 29.6°C, 3.7°C cooler than Ārabī, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Ārabī ranks 1st of 40 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 40 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 40 cities is 22.9°C; Ārabī is 10.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 32.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Ārabī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 7.7 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 8.2 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 31.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 32 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 42 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 17 | 2.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 34.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1.5 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| July, selected | 33.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 10 | 3.4 | 12.613 h |
| August | 32.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 19 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.8°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.5 | 1.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 28.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 4.5 | 0.7 | 11.612 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
July in nearby cities
- Borama in JulySomalia · 76 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Jijiga in JulyEthiopia · 76 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.3°C · 28 mm rain
- Dire Dawa in JulyEthiopia · 80 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 92 mm rain
- Harar in JulyEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Ruqi in JulySomalia · 102 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 20.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Gebiley in JulySomalia · 127 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.7°C · 30 mm rain
- Hargeysa in JulySomalia · 178 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Djibouti in JulyDjibouti · 194 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 30.6°C · 4.1 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 Ārabī) is explained once on the Ārabī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.