Dire Dawa
City in Ethiopia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Dire Dawa is a city in Ethiopia. About 343,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Ethiopia in our atlas.
It lies at 9.59° N, 41.87° E, about 1,204 m (3,950 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dire Dawa. Green dots: other major cities of Ethiopia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dire Dawa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 11°C (53°F). Around 760 mm (30 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.
What to eat in EthiopiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Jijiga · 106 km
- Dessie · 298 km
- Nazrēt · 307 km
- Bishoftu · 330 km
- Addis Ababa · 347 km
- Shashamane · 445 km
- Awasa · 465 km
- Warder · 479 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 338832 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q24030924 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.