Lightning strikes in Eritrea
The detection network has located 3 lightning strikes in Eritrea since the archive began, including 0 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Eritrea #133 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Eritrea is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 2 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | 1 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Eritrea's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Red Sea | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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