Himora
City in Eritrea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Himora is a city in Eritrea, in Gash-Barka. About 46,100 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Eritrea in our atlas.
It lies at 14.30° N, 36.61° E, about 585 m (1,919 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Asmara time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Himora. Green dots: other major cities of Eritrea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Himora has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (62°F). Around 614 mm (24 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.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 334717 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.