Capital of Eritrea
Asmara
Photo: sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Asmara
- Country
- Eritrea
- Population
- 563,930
- Elevation
- 2,334 m
- Airports
- ASM
- 5.6 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,040 km
- 3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Asmara, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb29°
- Mar31°
- Apr32°
- May33°
- Jun33°
- Jul28°
- Aug27°
- Sept30°
- Oct29°
- Nov28°
- Dec27°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: July to March.
Mean highs run from 27°C in December to 33°C in May, with about 414 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for AsmaraModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 930 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
Airports
Airports serving Asmara
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAsmara
2,040 km
3 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHAsmara
1,930 km
3 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Asmara
- Country
- Eritrea
- Currency
- Eritrean Nakfa ERNToday's indicative rate: ERN 10 ≈ USD 0.667Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and L230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 113police114ambulance116fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +291 · On the right
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