Assot
in Afar Region, Ethiopia

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Aksum (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
13.883 and 39.917 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 13° 52' 59" and E 39° 55' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Birr - ETB
Spoken languages:
Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:12 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:54 am and 6:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-14.165 and -141.272 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tepukamaruia
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Ethiopia in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54

Discover Assot

Assot in Afar Region is a town in Ethiopia about 345 mi (or 555 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital city.

Current time in Assot is now 03:12 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports near Assot. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Mekele Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Aksum in a distance of 82 mi (or 132 km), West.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mek'ele, Mendefera, Mai-Mne, Asmara and Massawa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Night Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 35%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 11% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 11th of May 2024

27°C (80 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 13th of May 2024

29°C (84 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Expedition to the Danakil Depression, road from Mek'ele to Berhale

Published: August 30, 2014
Length: 18:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Miguel Ortega Lafuente

We abandon the capital of Tigray (Mek'ele) to get into the Afar region. After 3 hours of driving descending nearly 2.000 meters through roads and dirt track we made it to Berhale the last village...


Wild kids attack in the Desert (el ataque de los mocosos)

Published: September 01, 2014
Length: 19:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Miguel Ortega Lafuente

We are in hot Berhale village, the entry to the Danakil Desert. Seven years ago, 5 tourists and their guides got kidnapped. Instead we confront a different type of terror: fter having eaten...


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