Compare Weather & Climate
Afar is 643.7 kilometers (400.0 miles) away and has the same time zone with Somali, Ethiopia. Afar's climate is classified as Subtropical steppe (Köppen climate classification: BSh) while Somali has a Subtropical desert climate (BWh).
Afar generally has cooler weather than Somali. The average mean temperature in Afar is 19.16°C (66.49°F) while Somali’s temperature is 28.04°C (82.47°F) and the difference is 8.88°C (47.98°F). Afar is warmest on average in June, when the day time temperature may reach 22.82°C (73.08°F), while Somali is hottest in March when the average high temperature is 29.63°C (85.33°F). Afar is coldest in December when the average low temperature is 9.2°C (48.56°F), while January is the coolest month in Somali, when night time temperature often falls below 19.97°C (67.95°F).
Finally, Afar has about 3.62 times more rainfall than Somali, (Afar’s 66.43mm vs Somali’s average of 18.36mm).
Comparison summary
| Weather | Afar | Somali | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hottest month | June: 22.82°C (73.08°F) | March: 29.63°C (85.33°F) | 6.81°C (44.26°F) |
| Coldest month | December: 9.2°C (48.56°F) | January: 19.97°C (67.95°F) | 10.77°C (51.39°F) |
| Wettest month | August: 240.22mm (9.46in) | October: 70.11mm (2.76in) | 170.11mm (6.7in) |
| Driest month | December: 3.8mm (0.15in) | January: 0.14mm (0.01in) | 3.66mm (0.14in) |