When to go · Asmara
Asmara in September
Mixed month. Rain easing; Meskel celebrations.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 23° / 11°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Low
- Eritrea overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Eritrea overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Asmara
Rain easing; Meskel celebrations.
Weather in September
- AsmaraHighs around 23 °C, lows around 11 °C, rain on about 6 days
- Central highlands, Eritrea · Asmara, Keren, Mendefera, Dekemharefine
Spring-like days (20–25 °C) and cold nights; short rains around April and the main rains in July–August.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Meskel check
27 Sep (moves with the Orthodox calendar) · Orthodox churches
Bonfires and celebrations.
Start of the Armed Struggle anniversary
1 Sep
Official commemorations; some closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Eritrea overall
- Low
- Prices · Eritrea overall
- Medium
Eritrea overall: Rains ease; Meskel on 27 Sep; the coast still hot.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings