Eritrea Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Bwh Subtropical desert Arid 4 Anseba Gash-Barka Northern Red Sea Southern Red Sea
Bsh Subtropical steppe Arid 2 Debub Maekel

Summary: Most regions (4) in Eritrea lie in the Subtropical desert climate zone (Köppen: Bwh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 31.03°C (87.85°F) in Anseba to a low of 23.21°C (73.78°F) in Northern Red Sea.

Climate Eritrea: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.9(91.22) 34.79(94.62) 37.16(98.89) 39.03(102.25) 38.87(101.97) 37.25(99.05) 35.65(96.17) 35.05(95.09) 35.4(95.72) 36.34(97.41) 34.56(94.21) 32.82(91.08) 39.03(102.25)
Average high °C (°F) 27.35(81.23) 28.92(84.06) 30.77(87.39) 32.48(90.46) 33.21(91.78) 33.38(92.08) 30.85(87.53) 30.18(86.32) 31.86(89.35) 30.74(87.33) 28.75(83.75) 27.11(80.8) 30.47(86.85)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.22(73.8) 24.66(76.39) 26.7(80.06) 28.66(83.59) 30.0(86.0) 30.22(86.4) 28.14(82.65) 27.47(81.45) 28.68(83.62) 27.43(81.37) 25.3(77.54) 23.37(74.07) 26.99(80.58)
Average low °C (°F) 17.57(63.63) 18.58(65.44) 20.37(68.67) 22.49(72.48) 24.44(75.99) 24.92(76.86) 24.05(75.29) 23.47(74.25) 23.52(74.34) 22.06(71.71) 20.15(68.27) 18.06(64.51) 21.64(70.95)
Record low °C (°F) 14.08(57.34) 15.19(59.34) 16.9(62.42) 18.67(65.61) 20.17(68.31) 20.92(69.66) 20.3(68.54) 19.88(67.78) 19.09(66.36) 17.2(62.96) 15.95(60.71) 14.31(57.76) 14.08(57.34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.34(0.21) 8.63(0.34) 18.0(0.71) 39.56(1.56) 45.73(1.8) 26.03(1.02) 94.53(3.72) 107.04(4.21) 20.72(0.82) 13.5(0.53) 12.5(0.49) 3.73(0.15) 32.94(1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.15 1.7 4.88 6.35 5.89 5.29 15.53 17.35 5.8 2.74 3.3 1.01 5.92
Average relative humidity (%) 55.27 50.98 45.33 43.25 38.69 37.74 53.01 58.49 45.34 43.31 51.95 55.79 48.26
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.35 11.48 11.47 11.46 12.57 12.97 11.56 11.05 11.31 10.6 8.65 9.56 11.17

Eritrea Climate Graph

Eritrea’s Cities by Temperature

Eritrea’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Anseba
31.03°C | 87.85°F
Gash-Barka
31.03°C | 87.85°F
Southern Red Sea
30.22°C | 86.4°F
Debub
23.21°C | 73.78°F
Maekel
23.21°C | 73.78°F
Northern Red Sea
23.21°C | 73.78°F

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