Bay
Gulf of Zula
Northern Red Sea · Eritrea · Red Sea
15.2667, 39.7500 · Massawa, 48 km
- 32°Sea · September
- 37°High · July
- 9.2 hSunshine · May
Your month at the beach
Gulf of Zula in January
- 29°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 6.6 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month7 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in February
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.0 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month13 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in March
- 31°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 8.1 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month9 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in April
- 33°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.1 hSunshine a day
- 6 daysRainy days in the month26 mm in total
- 15 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in May
- 34°CAir, daytime high29°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 9.2 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in June
- 36°CAir, daytime high31°C at night
- 31°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month3 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in July
- 37°CAir, daytime high32°C at night
- 32°CSea temperature
- 7.6 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month18 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in August
- 36°CAir, daytime high32°C at night
- 32°CSea temperature
- 7.8 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month24 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in September
- 36°CAir, daytime high32°C at night
- 32°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month11 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in October
- 34°CAir, daytime high30°C at night
- 32°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month7 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in November
- 32°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.3 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month10 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Gulf of Zula in December
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.8 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month8 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 0Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Gulf of Zula ↗
- 90 kmAirport: Asmara International Airport (ASM)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at Asmara International Airport (ASM) ↗
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 28.0 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 27.7 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 27.8 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 29.5 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 30.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 34.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 31.3 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 35.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 32.8 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 31.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 36.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 32.7 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 32.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 36.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 32.4 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 32.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 35.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 31.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 31.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 34.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 30.4 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 32.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 28.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan27°7 h7 mm
- Feb26°7 h13 mm
- Mar27°8 h9 mm
- Apr28°9 h26 mm
- May30°9 h10 mm
- Jun31°9 h3 mm
- Jul32°8 h18 mm
- Aug32°8 h24 mm
- Sep32°8 h11 mm
- Oct32°9 h7 mm
- Nov30°8 h10 mm
- Dec28°8 h8 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Gulf of Zula: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 6.6 | 18 |
| February | 30 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 7.0 | 18 |
| March | 31 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 8.1 | 17 |
| April | 33 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 9.1 | 15 |
| May | 34 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 9.2 | 12 |
| June | 36 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 8.6 | 14 |
| July | 37 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 7.6 | 16 |
| August | 36 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 7.8 | 12 |
| Septemberwarmest sea | 36 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 8.5 | 11 |
| October | 34 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 8.9 | 13 |
| November | 32 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 8.3 | 17 |
| December | 30 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 7.8 | 18 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 37 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 18 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 37 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |
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