Mek'ele, Ethiopia Pollen Count
Mek'ele, Ethiopia · Last updated Friday, November 6, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Mek'ele — from Friday, November 6, 2026 (1 day ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
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Weeds Index
How active weeds pollen is today (0–100).
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Pollen Types
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5-Day Mek'ele Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Mek'ele residents check each morning
The Mek'ele pollen count today is 26 (Low). The main driver is Ragweed, with weed pollen at 29 today. That total sits on a narrow base: weed pollen is 29 while tree pollen is just 19 and grass pollen 11. Plant-by-plant detail for Mek'ele, Ethiopia follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Friday, November 6, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as weed pollen or mold, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Mek'ele page.
Fall is ragweed season across most of the United States: ragweed plants release pollen from late summer into autumn, and weed pollen is typically the last major outdoor pollen category to fade as the weather cools. That pattern is why an autumn total is so often weed-led even when the headline number is low — tree and grass pollen have usually receded by then, leaving weed pollen, and on damp days mold, to make up most of what the index records.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Mek'ele pollen forecast below — it is currently easing, with Friday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Mek'ele residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Mek'ele pollen count today?
The Mek'ele pollen count today is 26 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Ragweed.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Mek'ele: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Mek'ele allergies today
Mek'ele allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 26 (Low), driven mainly by Ragweed. When people ask about Mek'ele allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Mek'ele.
Allergies in Mek'ele follow the Ethiopia calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Mek'ele before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Mek'ele allergy forecast: today reads 26 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Mek'ele allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Mek'ele today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Mek'ele allergy count today is 26 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Mek'ele: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 6 | 26 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 18 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 11 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 11 | Low |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 11 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Mek'ele’s pollen count to peak on Friday at 26 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Mek'ele
What is driving Mek'ele’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 26 (Low) is set by weed pollen at 29 (Low on its own scale) — about 49% of the four category readings added together, 10 points clear of the next category, tree pollen at 19. A weed-led total is the classic late-year shape: tree and grass pollen have usually receded, leaving weed pollen — and on damp days mold — to make up most of what the index records. Weed pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for Ethiopia, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Mek'ele, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 11 to 26, never changing band. Today’s 26 sits 11 points above the window’s average of 15.4 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Mek'ele now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Mek'ele were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 19 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 11 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 29 (Low).
In the Global pattern, the plants that shape this city’s year vary with its local climate and vegetation, and no single regional calendar is published for this area — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Mek'ele pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Mek'ele pollen year runs like this:
- Tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only.
- Grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
- Weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No Ethiopia allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Mek'ele — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Mek'ele is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for Ethiopia, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No Ethiopia allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Mek'ele pollen count rankings and Mek'ele on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Mek'ele pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down even in a month when Mek'ele, Ethiopia pollen is usually more active. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Mek'ele in today’s national picture
At 26 (Low), Mek'ele ranks joint 29974th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Beja, Portugal at 52, and the lowest is Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain at 5. The whole table spans 47 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Mek'ele: Asmara, Eritrea (213 km away) reads 28 (Low); Gonder, Ethiopia (239 km away) reads 26 (Low); Dessie, Ethiopia (263 km away) reads 21 (Low). Mek'ele reads 2 points lower than its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Ethiopia’s 16 tracked cities, today runs from 15 in Dire Dawa to 28 in Hosa’ina.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Mek'ele resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Mek'ele, Ethiopia can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Mek'ele in its local area
Mek'ele is in Tigray, Ethiopia. Its population is 457,900 (GeoNames).
Across Ethiopia’s 16 tracked cities, Mek'ele ranks joint 4th today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Mek'ele, Ethiopia pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Gonder pollen count (239 km away)
- Dessie pollen count (263 km away)
- Bahir Dar pollen count (310 km away)
- Addis Ababa pollen count (504 km away)
- Dire Dawa pollen count (506 km away)
- Bishoftu pollen count (530 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Mek'ele ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).