Weather, climate and best time to go to Eritrea
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Eritrea
Best time to go to Eritrea
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Best time to go to Eritrea
The best time to go to Eritrea is from january until march, june and september until december, in which you have a pleasant or warm temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Eritrea is 30° in june and the lowest is 22° in december.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Eritrea or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 23° | 22 mm | |
| Feb | 25° | 31 mm | |
| Mar | 26° | 114 mm | |
| Apr | 28° | 130 mm | |
| May | 29° | 125 mm | |
| Jun | 30° | 86 mm | |
| Jul | 26° | 343 mm | |
| Aug | 27° | 332 mm | |
| Sep | 29° | 69 mm | |
| Oct | 27° | 41 mm | |
| Nov | 24° | 47 mm | |
| Dec | 22° | 21 mm |
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- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Eritrea? Go to the full climate information about Eritrea
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Eritrea indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Eritrea.
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Holiday Eritrea
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Climate Eritrea
Climate Eritrea
In Eritrea there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical wet and dry or savanna climate, hot semi-arid climate and hot desert climate. The average annual temperature for Eritrea is 26° degrees and there is 1361 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 132 days a year with an average humidity of 53% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Asmara in Eritrea per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
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Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 23° | 14° | 22 mm | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 |
| Feb | 25° | 15° | 31 mm | 10 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar | 26° | 17° | 114 mm | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 |
| Apr | 28° | 19° | 130 mm | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| May | 29° | 21° | 125 mm | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Jun | 30° | 21° | 86 mm | 13 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul | 26° | 19° | 343 mm | 30 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Aug | 27° | 20° | 332 mm | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 29° | 21° | 69 mm | 12 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct | 27° | 19° | 41 mm | 10 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov | 24° | 16° | 47 mm | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Dec | 22° | 14° | 21 mm | 13 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 23° in january in Eritrea and at least around 14° degrees. In january there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 25° in february in Eritrea and at least around 15° degrees. In february there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 31 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Eritrea and at least around 17° degrees. In march there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 114 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 28° in april in Eritrea and at least around 19° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 130 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Eritrea.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 29° in may in Eritrea and at least around 21° degrees. In may there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 125 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Eritrea.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 30° in june in Eritrea and at least around 21° degrees. In june there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 86 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 26° in july in Eritrea and at least around 19° degrees. In july there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 343 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Eritrea.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 27° in august in Eritrea and at least around 20° degrees. In august there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 332 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Eritrea.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 29° in september in Eritrea and at least around 21° degrees. In september there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 27° in october in Eritrea and at least around 19° degrees. In october there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 41 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 24° in november in Eritrea and at least around 16° degrees. In november there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 47 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 22° in december in Eritrea and at least around 14° degrees. In december there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 21 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Eritrea.
Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Eritrea
Weather statistics Eritrea
View all weather statistics from Eritrea per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Eritrea and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Eritrea
About Eritrea
Time difference Eritrea
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Currency Eritrea
14 day weather forecast Eritrea
The weather for Asmara in Eritrea will be 21° till 24° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
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| Max (°C) | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 95% | 95% | 95% | 80% | 60% | 20% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 104.9mm | 123.9mm | 85.9mm | 23.0mm | 9.9mm | 1.7mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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| Max (°C) | 21° | 21° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° |
| Min (°C) | 15° | 14° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
About Eritrea
Eritrea is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Asmara. It is 121.320 km² with 2.234 km of coastline and has a population of 5.068.831. In terms of area, the country is 2,5x as small as United Kingdom. If you want to call Eritrea you have to use +291 or 00291 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2915012457809 or 002915012457809.
Eritrea is in a straight line at 5.304 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 7 hour and 25 min.
Time difference Eritrea
In Eritrea it is now 00:06 hour at night on sunday 21 october 2018. That is 2 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Eritrea is Africa/Asmera and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.
Vaccinations Eritrea
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Eritrea.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Eritrea
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Dit reisadvies is opnieuw beoordeeld. De rubriek ‘criminaliteit’ is bijgewerkt.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Eritrea op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Eritrea
In Eritrea the Eritrese nakfa is used to pay.
Exchange rate Eritrese nakfa op 20 october 2018
1 Eritrese nakfa = € 0,06 euro
100 Eritrese nakfa = € 5,83 euro
1 euro = 17,16 Eritrese nakfa
100 euro = 1.715,63 Eritrese nakfa
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
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