ASMARA, ERITREA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		17		16		17		18		18		19		19		17		17		17		17		16		15

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21		20		21		22		22		22		22		19		19		21		20		19		20

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13		12		12		13		15		16		16		14		14		14		13		12		11

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		30		28		28		28		28		30		30		28		29		26		27		26		26

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		---		---		---		1		3		6		8		9		8		6		3		3		---

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361		31		27		30		30		30		29		31		31		30		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		313		27		24		25		23		22		23		29		29		26		27		28		29

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		---		1		3		2		3		2		3		4		1		2		2		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		---		1		3		2		3		2		3		4		1		2		2		1

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		---		---		2		4		4		2		7		7		3		3		1		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		72		72		59		61		65		64		62		87		91		72		73		77		71

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		40		32		26		28		34		38		35		58		64		41		48		47		37

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6		3		1		3		5		6		6		11		12		7		7		6		4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		452.2		60.3		31.4		---		---		---		---		43.1		43.1		16.7		43.1		75		77.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		84.4		---		---		---		16.7		34.4		33.3		---		---		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2883		198.1		204.1		258.3		266.7		292.8		283.3		215.3		215.3		233.3		215.3		175		180.8

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.7		12		12.4		12.9		13.2		13.4		13.3		13		12.6		12.1		11.8		11.6

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34		6		3		1		1		---		---		4		6		2		2		3		6

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		2		3		4		5		7		17		10		6		6		1		1		1

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		8		6		5		5		8		19		13		12		8		3		4		7

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 8

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		17		16		16		16		17		17		16		19		16		17		17		17		16

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		8		6		5		5		8		19		13		12		8		3		4		7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		16.4		17.5		19.5		22.2		23.1		22		19.4		19.1		21.4		20.5		18.9		16.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.7		5.4		6.3		7.2		7.5		7.5		7.7		8.3		8.3		7		5.8		4.9		4.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.3		18.5		18.8		19.8		21.5		22.7		22.4		19.1		18.2		21.4		21.7		21.2		19

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.9		19.1		17.9		18.1		21		22.4		20.7		16.1		15.3		20.8		22.6		23.7		20.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		16.4		17.5		19.5		22.2		23.1		22		19.4		19.1		21.4		20.5		18.9		16.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		7.3		5.9		6.8		7.6		8.2		8.5		8.2		8.5		8.5		7.6		6.8		5.6		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23		21.5		23.3		21.9		24.6		26.8		24.3		20.9		19.8		23.5		24		23.6		21.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.8		24.6		26		21.7		27.1		30.5		24.1		19.1		18.1		24.9		26.9		28.3		26.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.1		14.4		14.4		17.4		19.4		18.6		20.1		16.4		16.6		19.4		17.3		16.9		14.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		4.6		5		6.7		6.4		5.9		7.2		8		8		6.3		5.1		4		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		16		15.2		17.6		18.8		18.2		20.3		16.1		15.9		19.3		18.2		18.8		16.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15		14.8		12.1		14.4		16		14.4		17.2		11.4		11.6		17.1		16.3		19.1		15.6