Weather in Addis Ababa and Dayan

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Addis Ababa enjoys significantly warmer temperatures compared to Dayan, with maximums often exceeding 20°C throughout the year.

• In contrast, Dayan's temperature ranges are much cooler, with maximums peaking at around 22.4°C in June and dipping to as low as 12.0°C in January.

• The stark difference in climate reflects Addis Ababa's more temperate environment compared to Dayan's colder, varied ranges.

Conditions

• In Dayan, sunlight hours peak in March with 9.4 hours and diminish significantly during the summer months, particularly in July and August where they drop to 1.5 and 2.0 hours respectively. Conversely, Addis Ababa experiences more consistent sun hours across the year, with January offering the highest at 10.3 hours and only dipping below 3 hours in the rainy season during July and August.

• Precipitation levels in Dayan rise sharply during the summer months, with July recording a staggering 9.58 mm of rain, peaking again in August at 11.44 mm. Meanwhile, Addis Ababa also sees significant rainfall in the same months but with even higher totals of 15.36 mm in July and 14.77 mm in August, indicating that while both cities face reduced sunlight in rainy season, Addis Ababa has generally higher precipitation levels throughout this period.

Astronomy

• In Dayan, the earliest sunrise occurs at 06:25 in June, while the latest is significantly later at 08:08 in January, spanning a large variation in daylight hours. In contrast, Addis Ababa experiences its earliest sunrise at 06:05 in May and a much narrower range for the latest sunrise, occurring at 06:44 in January.

• Regarding sunsets, Dayan also sees a greater variation, with the latest sunset at 20:13 in July compared to Addis Ababa's latest at 18:48 during the same month. Overall, Dayan has a longer longest day at 13:47 in June versus Addis Ababa's 12:38, alongside a shorter minimum day length of 10:29 in December compared to Addis Ababa's 11:36.