Asmara
Capital of Eritrea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Fiat tagliero, 09: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Asmara is the capital of Eritrea, in Maekel. About 563,930 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Eritrea in our atlas.
It lies at 15.34° N, 38.93° E, about 2,334 m (7,657 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Asmara time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Asmara. Green dots: other major cities of Eritrea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Asmara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 414 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in EritreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 343300 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3642 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Fiat tagliero, 09: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Eritrea corner's 08: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Asmara, amministrazione della regione di makeel 00: Sailko, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Asmara, teatro d'opera, sala 06: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Asmarapalazzodelgovernatore: Duilmodena, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
