Āsosa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Āsosa?

Āsosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,637 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Āsosa?

The hottest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1941, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Āsosa?

The coldest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 10.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Āsosa?

Almost never: Āsosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Āsosa warmed?

Yes: Āsosa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Āsosa?

The wettest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1965, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Āsosa?

The windiest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 23.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Āsosa?

The warmest month in Āsosa is March (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Āsosa?

Āsosa receives on average 1,637 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Āsosa?

Āsosa gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Āsosa (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,637 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 March (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Āsosa averages 0 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 202 rainy days per year.

Āsosa has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 28 March 1941) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 11 January 2015).

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

ĀsosaBīnshangul Gumuz

coords: 10.07°, 34.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

28.3°C

Average daily low

17.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,637mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

10.6km/h

Seasonal range

5.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

120 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

202 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.4 °C

Average feels-like low

18.1 °C

Average peak gust

28.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

44 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.9 °C

28 March 1941

Coldest day

10.6 °C

11 January 2015

Wettest day

107 mm

31 October 1965

Windiest day

23.3 km/h

22 August 2024

Strongest gust

60.1 km/h

6 July 1943

Hottest feels-like

38.6 °C

28 March 1941

Coldest feels-like

7.2 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.2 h

13 May 1965

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.8 °C23 February 2025	14.9 °C31 December 2025	23.9 °C	912 mm	187
2024	36.3 °C12 March 2024	15.6 °C5 January 2024	24.2 °C	1,096 mm	185
2023	35.4 °C3 April 2023	14.1 °C22 March 2023	24.1 °C	1,059 mm	184
2022	36.3 °C5 March 2022	14.5 °C27 December 2022	23.3 °C	1,266 mm	160
2021	35.7 °C11 March 2021	14.6 °C7 February 2021	23.5 °C	1,190 mm	169
2020	36.3 °C8 March 2020	12.4 °C12 January 2020	23.2 °C	1,243 mm	155
2019	36.6 °C4 April 2019	14.6 °C27 December 2019	23.7 °C	1,483 mm	146
2018	36.5 °C13 February 2018	15.1 °C3 March 2018	23.6 °C	1,204 mm	167
2017	36.4 °C24 March 2017	15.9 °C12 January 2017	23.9 °C	1,377 mm	164
2016	36.6 °C11 March 2016	13.2 °C28 January 2016	24.0 °C	1,186 mm	177
2015	35.9 °C19 February 2015	10.6 °C11 January 2015	23.7 °C	1,339 mm	143
2014	34.8 °C25 February 2014	12.9 °C12 February 2014	22.5 °C	1,698 mm	106
2013	35.2 °C24 February 2013	12.2 °C14 December 2013	22.9 °C	1,436 mm	139
2012	35.6 °C10 April 2012	13.5 °C31 December 2012	22.9 °C	1,563 mm	138
2011	35.7 °C11 April 2011	11.9 °C30 November 2011	22.9 °C	1,401 mm	138
2010	36.5 °C15 April 2010	13.4 °C1 January 2010	23.0 °C	1,542 mm	130
2009	35.2 °C25 February 2009	14.1 °C29 November 2009	23.2 °C	1,312 mm	149
2008	35.4 °C22 March 2008	14.3 °C14 December 2008	22.7 °C	1,503 mm	130
2007	36.4 °C10 March 2007	14.0 °C25 December 2007	22.8 °C	1,663 mm	136
2006	35.9 °C30 April 2006	12.5 °C26 November 2006	22.9 °C	1,456 mm	134
2005	37.5 °C26 February 2005	13.2 °C12 January 2005	23.4 °C	1,509 mm	159
2004	36.4 °C22 March 2004	13.3 °C17 December 2004	22.9 °C	1,316 mm	144
2003	36.6 °C4 April 2003	13.5 °C5 January 2003	23.2 °C	1,234 mm	163
2002	35.8 °C1 April 2002	11.3 °C26 December 2002	23.1 °C	1,170 mm	147
2001	34.6 °C28 February 2001	13.0 °C10 January 2001	22.6 °C	1,557 mm	136
2000	36.2 °C30 March 2000	12.4 °C11 December 2000	22.5 °C	1,577 mm	127
1999	35.4 °C8 February 1999	13.4 °C16 March 1999	22.7 °C	1,524 mm	129
1998	36.9 °C6 April 1998	12.7 °C30 December 1998	23.3 °C	1,554 mm	151
1997	35.7 °C24 March 1997	14.2 °C23 January 1997	22.7 °C	1,825 mm	97
1996	36.5 °C13 March 1996	14.0 °C28 March 1996	22.7 °C	1,773 mm	123
1995	34.9 °C8 March 1995	14.5 °C13 February 1995	22.9 °C	1,667 mm	128
1994	36.1 °C9 March 1994	13.9 °C5 December 1994	23.0 °C	1,574 mm	129
1993	34.8 °C28 February 1993	12.5 °C7 February 1993	22.7 °C	1,621 mm	105
1992	35.1 °C10 March 1992	11.4 °C3 January 1992	22.2 °C	1,629 mm	91
1991	34.2 °C15 March 1991	13.4 °C9 January 1991	22.1 °C	1,989 mm	84
1990	34.4 °C11 April 1990	13.1 °C28 February 1990	22.5 °C	1,452 mm	121
1989	34.2 °C2 March 1989	11.7 °C21 January 1989	21.8 °C	1,780 mm	84
1988	35.9 °C2 March 1988	12.8 °C28 December 1988	22.8 °C	1,659 mm	134
1987	35.9 °C23 March 1987	13.0 °C4 January 1987	23.0 °C	1,803 mm	134
1986	33.9 °C25 February 1986	12.8 °C6 December 1986	22.3 °C	1,631 mm	112
1985	36.1 °C16 March 1985	13.7 °C14 November 1985	21.9 °C	2,008 mm	82
1984	35.7 °C11 March 1984	12.8 °C28 November 1984	22.7 °C	1,666 mm	113
1983	37.2 °C29 March 1983	12.1 °C28 December 1983	22.8 °C	1,705 mm	119
1982	34.7 °C26 February 1982	12.7 °C4 December 1982	22.3 °C	1,674 mm	104
1981	35.4 °C23 February 1981	13.7 °C17 November 1981	22.6 °C	1,786 mm	117
1980	34.9 °C11 March 1980	13.8 °C13 December 1980	22.3 °C	2,016 mm	94
1979	35.1 °C15 April 1979	13.8 °C31 January 1979	22.2 °C	1,911 mm	92
1978	35.8 °C2 April 1978	13.1 °C14 November 1978	22.2 °C	1,886 mm	96
1977	34.7 °C16 March 1977	13.0 °C24 January 1977	22.3 °C	1,633 mm	111
1976	34.3 °C11 March 1976	12.7 °C3 January 1976	21.9 °C	1,963 mm	101
1975	34.4 °C10 March 1975	13.1 °C5 December 1975	21.6 °C	2,106 mm	82
1974	34.2 °C15 March 1974	13.2 °C27 March 1974	21.8 °C	2,070 mm	86
1973	36.1 °C18 March 1973	13.1 °C13 December 1973	22.5 °C	1,830 mm	116
1972	34.7 °C9 March 1972	12.6 °C2 January 1972	22.4 °C	1,836 mm	115
1971	35.4 °C4 March 1971	10.7 °C23 December 1971	21.8 °C	1,799 mm	101
1970	36.0 °C6 April 1970	12.3 °C13 January 1970	22.5 °C	1,562 mm	124
1969	34.4 °C8 April 1969	12.9 °C31 January 1969	22.3 °C	1,731 mm	111
1968	33.9 °C26 March 1968	12.0 °C17 January 1968	21.9 °C	1,642 mm	99
1967	34.0 °C15 February 1967	12.2 °C10 December 1967	21.6 °C	1,934 mm	80
1966	34.6 °C28 April 1966	14.3 °C2 March 1966	23.0 °C	1,389 mm	155
1965	34.1 °C27 April 1965	13.1 °C6 January 1965	22.7 °C	1,456 mm	147
1964	34.6 °C11 April 1964	14.1 °C30 December 1964	22.3 °C	1,777 mm	140
1963	35.0 °C24 March 1963	13.2 °C9 December 1963	21.7 °C	2,172 mm	87
1962	34.1 °C25 February 1962	11.9 °C4 January 1962	21.7 °C	1,927 mm	81
1961	35.4 °C7 March 1961	12.5 °C14 December 1961	22.1 °C	1,581 mm	119
1960	33.4 °C22 March 1960	12.9 °C30 November 1960	21.9 °C	1,714 mm	95
1959	35.4 °C17 March 1959	12.6 °C30 November 1959	21.8 °C	1,696 mm	95
1958	36.1 °C29 March 1958	11.7 °C15 February 1958	22.1 °C	1,835 mm	96
1957	33.3 °C3 March 1957	11.2 °C5 February 1957	22.0 °C	1,805 mm	98
1956	34.5 °C18 March 1956	11.4 °C18 January 1956	21.7 °C	1,753 mm	95
1955	34.6 °C17 March 1955	13.1 °C18 December 1955	21.5 °C	1,856 mm	75
1954	35.5 °C18 March 1954	12.9 °C8 December 1954	21.5 °C	1,571 mm	105
1953	35.8 °C28 March 1953	11.5 °C19 December 1953	21.5 °C	2,062 mm	101
1952	35.0 °C16 March 1952	14.2 °C15 February 1952	21.7 °C	2,072 mm	107
1951	35.0 °C2 March 1951	12.8 °C16 December 1951	21.7 °C	1,774 mm	106
1950	33.5 °C27 February 1950	12.6 °C5 December 1950	20.8 °C	2,264 mm	61
1949	34.9 °C24 March 1949	12.5 °C25 December 1949	21.1 °C	1,974 mm	77
1948	35.0 °C1 April 1948	12.2 °C24 December 1948	21.9 °C	1,614 mm	101
1947	33.8 °C9 March 1947	11.7 °C4 December 1947	21.6 °C	1,667 mm	83
1946	36.3 °C30 March 1946	11.3 °C10 December 1946	22.1 °C	1,707 mm	116
1945	35.0 °C8 April 1945	13.5 °C18 January 1945	21.9 °C	1,654 mm	115
1944	35.2 °C14 April 1944	12.3 °C1 December 1944	22.2 °C	1,499 mm	101
1943	36.4 °C18 March 1943	13.1 °C11 December 1943	21.7 °C	1,510 mm	117
1942	34.4 °C27 March 1942	13.2 °C27 November 1942	22.1 °C	1,741 mm	111
1941	37.9 °C28 March 1941	13.1 °C18 December 1941	22.6 °C	1,469 mm	128
1940	33.3 °C25 March 1940	12.7 °C4 March 1940	21.7 °C	1,713 mm	105

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.7 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

187 d/yr

+67

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

912 mm

-726 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.1 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Feb	33.7 °C	+1.7 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Mar	34.0 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-28 mm
Apr	32.0 °C	+0.9 °C	35 mm	-66 mm
May	30.9 °C	+2.7 °C	75 mm	-163 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+2.8 °C	63 mm	-157 mm
Jul	26.0 °C	+1.3 °C	119 mm	-77 mm
Aug	24.8 °C	0.0 °C	191 mm	-28 mm
Sep	26.5 °C	+0.5 °C	169 mm	-86 mm
Oct	27.1 °C	+0.5 °C	248 mm	-10 mm
Nov	29.7 °C	+2.3 °C	10 mm	-86 mm
Dec	30.8 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.8 °C

23 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.9 °C

31 Dec 2025

Wettest day

32.9 mm

31 Aug 2025

Windiest day

19.8 km/h

20 May 2025

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

21 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

18 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Āsosa?

Āsosa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 1,637 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Āsosa?

The hottest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1941, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Āsosa?

The coldest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 10.6 °C.

Does it snow in Āsosa?

Almost never: Āsosa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Āsosa warmed?

Yes: Āsosa warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Āsosa?

The wettest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1965, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Āsosa?

The windiest day measured in Āsosa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 23.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Āsosa?

The warmest month in Āsosa is March (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Āsosa?

Āsosa receives on average 1,637 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 202 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Āsosa?

Āsosa gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Āsosa?

Yes: Āsosa has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Āsosa?

In Āsosa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 28 March 1941, and the lowest was 7.2 °C on 5 February 1957.

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