Āt’aye climate — normals and trends
Āt’aye (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 735 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Āt’aye averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Āt’aye has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 10 June 2025) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 20 January 1987).
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
Āt’ayeAmhara
- coords
- 10.35°, 39.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.7°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
79 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
35.9 °C
10 June 2025
Coldest day
7.2 °C
20 January 1987
Wettest day
160 mm
27 March 1974
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
9 June 1965
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
24 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
35.1 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
20 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 103 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 4 mm | -99 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 8 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 228 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 27 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Āt’aye?
Āt’aye has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Āt’aye?
The hottest day measured in Āt’aye between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Āt’aye?
The coldest day measured in Āt’aye between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1987, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Āt’aye?
Almost never: Āt’aye sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Āt’aye warmed?
Yes: Āt’aye warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Āt’aye?
The wettest day measured in Āt’aye between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1974, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Āt’aye?
The windiest day measured in Āt’aye between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1965, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Āt’aye?
The warmest month in Āt’aye is June (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Āt’aye?
Āt’aye receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Āt’aye?
Āt’aye gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Āt’aye?
Yes: Āt’aye has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Āt’aye?
In Āt’aye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.1 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 20 January 1987.
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