Asaita climate — normals and trends
Asaita (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 29.4 °C and it receives 315 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 (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Asaita averages 0 frost days, 344 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Asaita has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 2 June 2017) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 4 January 1986).
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
AsaitaAfar Region
- coords
- 11.57°, 41.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
29.4°C
Average daily high
35.4°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
315mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
344 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
307 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
44.6 °C
2 June 2017
Coldest day
13.8 °C
4 January 1986
Wettest day
133 mm
1 May 1950
Windiest day
28.1 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
16 February 1991
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
18 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
13.0 °C
14 January 2018
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 41.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 41.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 41.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 7 mm | -37 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 108 mm | +30 mm |
| Sep | 38.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 16 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 37.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Asaita?
Asaita has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 29.4 °C and it receives 315 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Asaita?
The hottest day measured in Asaita between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2017, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Asaita?
The coldest day measured in Asaita between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1986, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Asaita?
Almost never: Asaita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Asaita warmed?
Yes: Asaita warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Asaita?
The wettest day measured in Asaita between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1950, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Asaita?
The windiest day measured in Asaita between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Asaita?
The warmest month in Asaita is June (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Asaita?
Asaita receives on average 315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Asaita?
Asaita gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Asaita?
Yes: Asaita has on average 307 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Asaita?
In Asaita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 18 August 2023, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 14 January 2018.
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