Ārabī climate — normals and trends
Ārabī (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 245 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ārabī averages 0 frost days, 248 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Ārabī has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 14 March 2016) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 4 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
ĀrabīSomali
- coords
- 9.96°, 42.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
245mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
248 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
38.6 °C
14 March 2016
Coldest day
8.3 °C
4 January 1950
Wettest day
108 mm
20 May 2018
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
16 July 1978
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
20 May 2018
Hottest feels-like
39.8 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 35.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 3 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ārabī?
Ārabī has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 245 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ārabī?
The hottest day measured in Ārabī between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2016, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ārabī?
The coldest day measured in Ārabī between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1950, at 8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ārabī?
Almost never: Ārabī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ārabī warmed?
Yes: Ārabī warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ārabī?
The wettest day measured in Ārabī between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2018, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ārabī?
The windiest day measured in Ārabī between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1978, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ārabī?
The warmest month in Ārabī is June (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ārabī?
Ārabī receives on average 245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ārabī?
Ārabī gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ārabī?
Yes: Ārabī has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ārabī?
In Ārabī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 18 January 1941.
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