Ābderafī climate — normals and trends
Ābderafī (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 901 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ābderafī averages 0 frost days, 309 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Ābderafī has warmed by +4.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.48 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 3 April 2022) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 25 December 1971).
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
ĀbderafīAmhara
- coords
- 13.73°, 36.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
34.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
901mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
309 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
292 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.1 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
45.7 °C
3 April 2022
Coldest day
9.8 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
110 mm
14 July 2001
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
25 April 1973
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
12 May 1977
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
3 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.7 h
23 May 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 40.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 41.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 41.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 41.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 7 mm | -65 mm |
| Jun | 40.0 °C | +4.8 °C | 7 mm | -109 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 92 mm | -114 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 298 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -84 mm |
| Oct | 36.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 12 mm | -43 mm |
| Nov | 37.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 36.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ābderafī?
Ābderafī has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 901 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ābderafī?
The hottest day measured in Ābderafī between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2022, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ābderafī?
The coldest day measured in Ābderafī between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ābderafī?
Almost never: Ābderafī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ābderafī warmed?
Yes: Ābderafī warmed by +4.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ābderafī?
The wettest day measured in Ābderafī between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2001, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ābderafī?
The windiest day measured in Ābderafī between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1973, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ābderafī?
The warmest month in Ābderafī is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ābderafī?
Ābderafī receives on average 901 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ābderafī?
Ābderafī gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ābderafī?
Yes: Ābderafī has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ābderafī?
In Ābderafī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 3 April 2022, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 25 December 1971.
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