Climate
The climate is stable, with temperature variation between 24 and 30°C during the day and 16 to 20°C at night, all year round. The dry, temperate heat makes the climate simply "delicious".
The year is divided into two seasons: the wet season (balguwa) from June to October, and the dry season (boniya) from October to June, broken in February by a short period of so-called “little rains” (baddessa). The average rainfall for the entire region is 1350 millimeters per year.
The dry season is characterized by a strong wind which blows from the east; the sky is absolutely blue and rarely crossed by small white clouds. At night the sky is so transparent that it seems to hold twice the number of stars as in European or American skies.
During the heavy seasons, heavy precipitation and violent storms which, at the end of the season can last a full evening or night are common events.
Fog can be seen in the valleys almost every morning of the rainy season; it then evaporates in the first hours of the sun.
In both seasons either hail which destroys crops or tornadoes, which knock down trees, are possible events.
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