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Eritrea

Capital Asmara · 6M people · Nakfa

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  • Climate
    Warm
    23–39°
Map of Eritrea
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Airports in Eritrea

Air connectivity
1airports
major gateways
Limited data

Assab International Airport is Eritrea's busiest gateway.

1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.

By traffic
busiest first · 1 airports

Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →

1 airportsupdated 2026Medium confidence

Passport strength in Eritrea

Full analysis
Global rank
#90globally
by mobility
Limited

Eritrea's passport has more limited reach.

Mobility
#9035 destinations
GDP reach
#1862.5% of world GDP
Heritage
#153121 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Visa-free reach
where this passport opens doors

Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →

Henley Passport Indexupdated 2026High confidence

Climate in Eritrea

Climate character
23°39°
feels-like, coldest to hottest month

Warm summers, gentle winters.

Across its cities, summer highs top out near 39°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 23°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~345 days a year in Assab.

Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities

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Warmest cityCoolest cityShaded = spread across cities

Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →

7 citiesupdated 2026Medium confidence

Who thrives in Eritrea

A handful of lifestyles thrive in Eritrea.

Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Winter Escapist leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.

Great fit

Winter Escapist
Excellent
Eternal Summer
Excellent
Sunshine Lover
Very Good

Poor fit

Clean Air Seeker
Weak

Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →

4 lifestylesupdated 2026Medium confidence