Eritrea
About 6.21M people live in Eritrea, on 121,320 km² in 6 regions; the capital is Asmara. The highest summit is Dega (3,047 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Eritrea at a glance
The atlas follows 1,360 places here month by month, with 39 mountains and 7 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Eritrea's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+343%815k in 1950 → 3.61M in 2025 → 5.7M in 2050Eritrea · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Eritrea
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Eritrea
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
82OctoberAsmara
69OctoberKeren
55OctoberAssab
47OctoberMassawa
85OctoberAdi Keyh
62OctoberGhinda’e
81OctoberMendefera
46OctoberAgordat
6 regions
Eritrea from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Eritrea
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Eritrea
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Eritrea
7 monuments and 0 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Eritrea
The ground and the sky in Eritrea
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Eritrea
0 large airports, 26 railway stations, 1 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.