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Debub · EritreaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Cheleda

1,423 m
Elevation1,423 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
14.95° N, 38.36° EElevation 1,423 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,423 m
  • Mid-mountain820 m
  • Valley223 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Cheleda in brief

Cheleda rises to 1,423 m, Debub, Eritrea.

At the summit, April is the mildest month with average highs of 33°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Areza, 22 km to the E at 2,008 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,423 m · 4,669 ft
Region
Debub
Country
Eritrea
Coordinates
14.9489, 38.3581
Nearest airport
Asmara International Airport (ASM) · 71 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Cheleda by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°29°12°Jan30°13°Feb32°15°Mar33°18°Apr33°18°May30°17°Jun25°16°Jul24°16°Aug26°14°Sep29°15°Oct29°14°Nov29°13°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Cheleda by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high29°30°32°33°33°30°25°24°26°29°29°29°
Average low12°13°15°18°18°17°16°16°14°15°14°13°
Precipitation1 mm2 mm6 mm11 mm32 mm50 mm210 mm226 mm86 mm17 mm3 mm0 mm
Cloud cover8%9%11%12%18%19%36%39%18%11%6%8%
Daylight11h 2011h 3912h 0212h 2812h 4913h 0012h 5612h 3812h 1411h 4911h 2611h 15
Month score857869635967656373808385

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,550 m4,750 m5,050 m5,300 m5,300 m5,000 m4,550 m4,500 m4,500 m4,750 m4,750 m4,600 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Cheleda in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Eritrea
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Delay Shum1,567 m–14 km E24°
May Sgidi1,529 m–3.2 km NE25°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Areza

Debub · 22 km E
25°Oct high
6wet days
86score
Areza
Around here

Areza and around

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Areza

Debub · Eritrea
Jan · Nov–Decbest months
22°July high
2,008 maltitude
Areza

Nature

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18 km S

Mai Meralkat

Lake · 1,441 m
Mai Meralkat
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21 km SW

Mai Sur

Lake · 1,495 m
Mai Sur

Mountains

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18 km E

Kudo Abnar

2,140 m
Kudo Abnar
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22 km E

Adi Meror

2,094 m
Adi Meror
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22 km E

Fondonay

2,049 m
Fondonay