Best time to visit Asmara
The best time to visit Asmara is September–June, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Asmara, Maekel, Eritrea
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 11.8 °C / 53 °F | 41 mm / 1.6 in | best month |
| February | 23.5 °C / 74 °F | 12.6 °C / 55 °F | 32 mm / 1.3 in | best month |
| March | 25.1 °C / 77 °F | 13.8 °C / 57 °F | 43 mm / 1.7 in | best month |
| April | 26.1 °C / 79 °F | 15.1 °C / 59 °F | 67 mm / 2.6 in | best month |
| May | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 16 °C / 61 °F | 47 mm / 1.9 in | best month |
| June | 28.8 °C / 84 °F | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 31 mm / 1.2 in | best month |
| July | 26.2 °C / 79 °F | 16.6 °C / 62 °F | 165 mm / 6.5 in | good month |
| August | 25.9 °C / 79 °F | 16.7 °C / 62 °F | 225 mm / 8.8 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 15.9 °C / 61 °F | 48 mm / 1.9 in | best month |
| October | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 14.4 °C / 58 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
| November | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 13.1 °C / 56 °F | 34 mm / 1.4 in | best month |
| December | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 11.9 °C / 53 °F | 35 mm / 1.4 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- September–June
- Good
- July
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 41 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F.
Against: wet days 12.1 days, relative humidity 77%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.3 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 23.5 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, wet days 8.9 days, average daily low 12.6 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 73%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 25.1 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily low 13.8 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 68%, wet days 11.5 days.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.6 °C / 82 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: wet days 16.9 days.
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.8 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 47 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 16 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 57%, wet days 10.9 days.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.1 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 31 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, wet days 7.3 days, average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, average daily low 16.7 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 47%.
July · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.9 °C / 80 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 80%, average daily high 26.2 °C / 79 °F, average daily low 16.6 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 67%.
Against: precipitation 165 mm / 6.5 in, wet days 26.1 days, days with heavy rain 4.5 days.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.7 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 48 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, wet days 7.6 days, average daily low 15.9 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 54%.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.1 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 64%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 23.4 °C / 74 °F, precipitation 34 mm / 1.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, wet days 9.2 days, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 76%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 35 mm / 1.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 11.9 °C / 53 °F, wet days 10.1 days.
Against: relative humidity 78%.
Hiking and trekking
Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: good
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- October–February
- Good
- March, September
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 41 mm / 1.6 in, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 11.8 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, daylight per day 11.3 h, wet days 12.1 days, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph.
February · best
In its favour: precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, average daily high 23.5 °C / 74 °F, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, wet days 8.9 days, average daily low 12.6 °C / 55 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, daylight per day 11.6 h, feels like (high) 24.3 °C / 76 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
March · good
In its favour: precipitation 43 mm / 1.7 in, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, average daily high 25.1 °C / 77 °F, average daily low 13.8 °C / 57 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 12.1 h, wet days 11.5 days, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
Against: feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F.
September · good
In its favour: precipitation 48 mm / 1.9 in, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, wet days 7.6 days, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 12.2 h, average daily low 15.9 °C / 61 °F, wind (daily max) 15 km/h / 9 mph.
Against: average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, feels like (high) 26.7 °C / 80 °F.
October · best
In its favour: precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, wet days 5.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, daylight per day 11.8 h, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, feels like (high) 25.1 °C / 77 °F.
November · best
In its favour: precipitation 34 mm / 1.4 in, average daily high 23.4 °C / 74 °F, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, wet days 9.2 days, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 11.4 h, feels like (high) 24.2 °C / 76 °F, wind (daily max) 10 km/h / 6 mph.
December · best
In its favour: average daily high 22.2 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 35 mm / 1.4 in, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 11.9 °C / 53 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 10.1 days, feels like (high) 22.7 °C / 73 °F, daylight per day 11.2 h, wind (daily max) 9 km/h / 6 mph.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is אתר סקי הר החרמון, Mount Hermon ski resort, Centro de esquí Monte Hermón, 2023 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 22.7 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.3 °C | 27.6 °C | 27.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 26.9 °C | 26.9 °C | 26.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 24.2 °C | 22.7 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.3 days | 0.2 days | 0.4 days | 0.7 days | 0.5 days | 0.2 days | 4.5 days | 8.1 days | 0.8 days | 0.5 days | 0.3 days | 0.2 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 2 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 10.8 h | 10.8 h | 10.9 h | 11.6 h | 11.9 h | 11.7 h | 10.3 h | 10.1 h | 11.1 h | 11.2 h | 10.8 h | 10.7 h |
| Relative humidity | 77% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 57% | 47% | 67% | 69% | 54% | 64% | 76% | 78% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 9.7 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 12.5 µg/m³ | 16.5 µg/m³ | 17.6 µg/m³ | 14.8 µg/m³ | 13.5 µg/m³ | 10.3 µg/m³ | 14.6 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ | 17.4 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 14.5 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 19 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 26.2 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 15.9 µg/m³ | 20 µg/m³ | 30.1 µg/m³ | 26.2 µg/m³ | 18 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
World Heritage sites nearby
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.
- Asmara: A Modernist African City
Less than 1 km away