Asosa weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · highland town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Asosa is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with December and November close behind. Asosa averages about 2,897 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,897

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

1,147 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

70k

Elevation

1,548 m

When is the best time to visit Asosa?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Asosa is January, then December and November. The dullest month is May (69/100, 147 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Asosa?

Asosa gets a lot of sun: around 2,897 hours a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than May (69). It ranks #15 of 22 destinations in Ethiopia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,219 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 50% of the annual 1,147 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 476 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Khartoum Sudan · 657 km · best in Jan · 3,820 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 952 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 1,085 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 1,134 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 1,155 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Dembidollo Ethiopia · 166 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Gambela Ethiopia · 210 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Malakal South Sudan · 326 km · 2,806 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Tippi Ethiopia · 326 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bahir Dar Ethiopia · 347 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Jan