Abala climate — normals and trends
Abala (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Abala averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Abala has warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.47 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 1 June 2021) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 7 February 1993).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AbalaTigray
- coords
- 14.23°, 37.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
613mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
228 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.0 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.8 °C
1 June 2021
Coldest day
9.0 °C
7 February 1993
Wettest day
121 mm
19 August 1946
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
25 April 1973
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
20 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
6 February 1993
Sunniest day
12.7 h
22 May 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 6 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 38.3 °C | +4.2 °C | 1 mm | -77 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 67 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 165 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 47 mm | -66 mm |
| Oct | 35.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 36.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abala?
Abala has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 613 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abala?
The hottest day measured in Abala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2021, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abala?
The coldest day measured in Abala between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1993, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Abala?
Almost never: Abala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abala warmed?
Yes: Abala warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abala?
The wettest day measured in Abala between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1946, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abala?
The windiest day measured in Abala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1973, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abala?
The warmest month in Abala is April (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Abala?
Abala receives on average 613 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abala?
Abala gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Abala?
Yes: Abala has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abala?
In Abala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 6 February 1993.
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