Best Time to Visit Eritrea: Weather, Travel Guide & Safety

Population

6.21M

Area

121.3K km²

Capital

Asmara

Currency

ERN

Power plugs

C · L

230 V

Calling code

+291

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The country has a total area of approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi), and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Read more — Wikipedia

When to go

Best places in Eritrea in October

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100

Go score

When to go in Eritrea: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.

places	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Asmara	97	100	99	96	92	83	82	81	91	99	100	97
Keren	100	95	85	73	60	54	68	73	69	78	92	100
Himora	48	40	40	40	38	30	49	53	56	46	40	42
Af’abet	98	98	88	75	62	49	55	60	61	77	93	99
Massawa	98	99	99	100	100	96	91	93	99	100	100	100
Assab	98	94	83	72	63	54	43	47	60	67	82	92
Mendefera	100	100	89	80	70	70	82	81	85	95	100	100
Barentu	70	64	53	42	39	45	58	66	61	56	59	67
Adi Keyh	100	100	99	96	89	87	83	81	91	99	100	100
Edd	95	92	85	76	67	59	50	53	64	71	84	94
Dek’emhāre	100	100	99	90	80	76	83	82	88	99	100	100
Agordat	61	55	44	40	39	35	39	50	44	40	43	55
Debarwa	100	100	93	84	73	70	82	81	85	96	100	100
Āreza	100	95	86	76	68	65	82	81	82	91	100	100

All holiday types

More ways to travel in Eritrea

All holiday types

Island holidays3 Winter sun

Tourist density

Tourism in Eritrea

How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.

International visitors a year

142K

2016

World rank by arrivals

#178

Visitors per resident

0.02

Visitors per km²

1.2

Most popular destinations in Eritrea

Practical

Eritrea: practical information

Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.

Power plugs

CL

Voltage: 230 V · 50 Hz
Driving: Drive on the right

Currency

Eritrean Nakfa

ERN · Nfk

Languages: Arabic, English, Tigrinya
Calling code: +291

Safety & travel advice

2

Exercise increased cautionUS travel advisory

Advises against all travel to parts of the country · Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the countryUK travel advice · Oct 12, 2026

Read the full advice

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