Abomsa climate — normals and trends
Abomsa (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 412 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 June (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Abomsa averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Abomsa has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 2 June 2017) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 6 January 1950).
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
AbomsaAmhara
- coords
- 9.98°, 39.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
412mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
116 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
37.2 °C
2 June 2017
Coldest day
8.4 °C
6 January 1950
Wettest day
182 mm
21 March 1974
Windiest day
22.2 km/h
20 May 2018
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
30 July 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.7 °C
28 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
5.2 °C
7 January 2017
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 56 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 35.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 102 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abomsa?
Abomsa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 412 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abomsa?
The hottest day measured in Abomsa between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2017, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abomsa?
The coldest day measured in Abomsa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1950, at 8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Abomsa?
Almost never: Abomsa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abomsa warmed?
Yes: Abomsa warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abomsa?
The wettest day measured in Abomsa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1974, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abomsa?
The windiest day measured in Abomsa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2018, with winds reaching 22.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abomsa?
The warmest month in Abomsa is June (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Abomsa?
Abomsa receives on average 412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abomsa?
Abomsa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Abomsa?
Yes: Abomsa has on average 116 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abomsa?
In Abomsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.7 °C on 28 March 2016, and the lowest was 5.2 °C on 7 January 2017.
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