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When to go to Arba Minch
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Arba Minch has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June to March.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in January and February.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April and May.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May, August and October.
- The warmest month is February (31°C) and the coolest June (24°C). The wettest is April (200 mm) and the driest January (21 mm); about 1,172 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprWet
- MayWet
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Arba Minch
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 16°C | 21 mm | 46% | 47% | 6.1 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 31°C | 18°C | 25 mm | 42% | 54% | 6.5 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 30°C | 18°C | 89 mm | 50% | 65% | 6.4 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 27°C | 17°C | 200 mm | 69% | 76% | 6 | 31°C | Wet |
| May | 25°C | 17°C | 171 mm | 77% | 75% | 5.7 | 35°C | Wet |
| June | 24°C | 16°C | 91 mm | 76% | 78% | 5.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 24°C | 15°C | 83 mm | 73% | 84% | 4.6 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 25°C | 15°C | 98 mm | 70% | 83% | 4.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 26°C | 16°C | 97 mm | 67% | 79% | 5.5 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 25°C | 17°C | 135 mm | 71% | 69% | 5.9 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 26°C | 16°C | 102 mm | 65% | 53% | 5.9 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 27°C | 16°C | 60 mm | 55% | 40% | 6 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The model's grid cell sits about 332 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Nazrēt338 kmGood for going: January to December
- Addis Ababa358 kmGood for going: September to June
- Dire Dawa619 kmGood for going: January to December
- Eldoret663 kmGood for going: December to March
- Jijiga686 kmGood for going: January to December
- Kakamega711 kmGood for going: December to March
- Nakuru724 kmGood for going: May to March
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