Jinka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Jinka is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with June and July close behind. Jinka averages about 2,715 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,715
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 811 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 1,363 m
When is the best time to visit Jinka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jinka is January, then June and July. The dullest month is April (67/100, 156 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jinka?
Jinka gets a lot of sun: around 2,715 hours a year. January (91/100) is noticeably better than April (67). It ranks #17 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 April, carries about 40% of the annual 811 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 23 mm | 11 |
| February | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 21 mm | 12 |
| March | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 77 mm | 12 |
| April | 67 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 156 mm | 11 |
| May | 78 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 94 mm | 11 |
| June | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 49 mm | 10 |
| July | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 48 mm | 9 |
| August | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 54 mm | 10 |
| September | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 18° / 64°F | 53 mm | 11 |
| October | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 92 mm | 11 |
| November | 80 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 83 mm | 11 |
| December | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 61 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 436 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
- Entebbe Uganda · 782 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
- Nairobi Kenya · 787 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
- Djibouti Djibouti · 970 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
- Arusha Tanzania · 1,022 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
- Mogadishu Somalia · 1,055 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Arba Minch Ethiopia · 118 km · 2,856 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mizan Teferi Ethiopia · 174 km · 2,444 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Tippi Ethiopia · 205 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jimma Ethiopia · 215 km · 2,555 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Hawassa Ethiopia · 252 km · 3,117 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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