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ERITREA HAS 3 ZONES: THE CENTRAL PLATEAU, COASTAL AREAS
AND THE WESTERN PLATEAU. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES IN THE
CENTRAL PLATEAU ARE IN MAY WITH 30 DEGREES CENTIGRADE.
TEMPERATURES CAN FALL AS LOW AS FREEZING BETWEEN DEC-FEB.
LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES OCCUR.
THERE ARE TWO RAINY SEASONS, ONE SHORT MAR-APR AND THE
LONGER ONE JUN-SEP. THE COASTAL AREAS HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES
JUN-AUG 25-40 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. THE NORTHERN COAST HAS A
RAINY SEASON DEC-FEB. ON THE SOUTHERN COASTAL STRIP RAINFALL
IS SCARCE.
IN THE WESTERN PLATEAU THE HOTTEST SEASON IS APR-JUN.
TEMPERATURES REACH 40 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. DEC IS THE COLDEST
MONTH. LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES OCCUR.
CLOTHING: LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING IN LOWLAND AREAS. MEDIUM WEIGHT
IN HILL AREAS. WARM CLOTHING AT THE NIGHT.
ASMARA ALT 2450M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 23 24 25 26 27 26 22 22 24 23 23 23
MIN C 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 8 8 7
RAIN MM 00 00 15 48 48 45 175 130 48 10 15 00
HUMIDITY AM 40 39 43 45 44 45 75 75 50 49 52 50 |
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