Harar
Elevation 1885 m9.31° N, 42.13° E
Travel not advised
The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country. The advice is for the country: it holds here too.
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When to go?
Mean 18 °C, 2 rain days in the month (17 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 19 °C, 1 rain day in the month (17 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 21 °C, 4 rain days in the month (66 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 22 °C, 9 rain days in the month (115 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 22 °C, 12 rain days in the month (149 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 22 °C, 8 rain days in the month (80 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 21 °C, 13 rain days in the month (167 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 20 °C, 14 rain days in the month (208 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 20 °C, 11 rain days in the month (177 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 20 °C, 8 rain days in the month (93 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 19 °C, 3 rain days in the month (26 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 18 °C, 2 rain days in the month (12 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
The best months are November–February.
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.8 °C; in the last ten years by +1.1 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+1.6 °C), coldest: 1950 (−1.4 °C).
February and September warmed the most (+1.1 and +0.9 °C), May the least (+0.4 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: −7 % every ten years.