Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek'ele weather
in September.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Mek'ele: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ādīgrat (87 km away). In September its highs average 22.6°C, 1.5°C cooler than Mek'ele, with 61 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek'ele ranks 14th of 40 for the warmest September highs and 10th of 40 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 40 cities is 23.6°C; Mek'ele is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 67 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Ādīgrat in SeptemberEthiopia · 87 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.8°C · 61 mm rain
- Adwa in SeptemberEthiopia · 97 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 75 mm rain
- Aksum in SeptemberEthiopia · 107 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.8°C · 87 mm rain
- Alamata in SeptemberEthiopia · 121 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in SeptemberEthiopia · 145 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.6°C · 253 mm rain
- Weldiya in SeptemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Asmara in SeptemberEritrea · 213 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.4°C · 38 mm rain
- Dessie in SeptemberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 9.7°C · 59 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.