Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek'ele weather
in November.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Mek'ele: daytime highs average 22.9°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ādīgrat (87 km away). In November its highs average 21.1°C, 1.8°C cooler than Mek'ele, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek'ele ranks 30th of 40 for the warmest November highs and joint 11th of 40 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 40 cities is 24.3°C; Mek'ele is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 9.8 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
Mek'ele climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 23 | 6.1 | 11.411 h |
| February | 24.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 21 | 5.6 | 11.712 h |
| March | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 60 | 11.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 61 | 11.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 26.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 72 | 11.7 | 12.913 h |
| July | 23.1°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 228 | 29.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 22.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 284 | 30.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.4 | 11.812 h |
| November, selected | 22.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.512 h |
| December | 22.4°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 9.8 | 2.7 | 11.311 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
November in nearby cities
- Ādīgrat in NovemberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Adwa in NovemberEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Aksum in NovemberEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 10.5°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Alamata in NovemberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in NovemberEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Weldiya in NovemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Asmara in NovemberEritrea · 213 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 32 mm rain
- Dessie in NovemberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 25 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 Mek'ele) is explained once on the Mek'ele year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.