Awasa climate — normals and trends
Awasa (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,149 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Awasa averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 185 rainy days per year.
Awasa has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 11 April 2011) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 31 December 2011).
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
AwasaSidama Region
- coords
- 7.06°, 38.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,149mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
185 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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
32.6 °C
11 April 2011
Coldest day
4.4 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
157 mm
28 October 1997
Windiest day
21.0 km/h
17 January 1960
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
9 October 2022
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
11 April 2011
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 154 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 126 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 152 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 45 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 74 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 96 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 183 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 280 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Awasa?
Awasa has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,149 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Awasa?
The hottest day measured in Awasa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 2011, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Awasa?
The coldest day measured in Awasa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Awasa?
Almost never: Awasa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Awasa warmed?
Yes: Awasa warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Awasa?
The wettest day measured in Awasa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1997, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Awasa?
The windiest day measured in Awasa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1960, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Awasa?
The warmest month in Awasa is March (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Awasa?
Awasa receives on average 1,149 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 185 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Awasa?
Awasa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Awasa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Awasa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Awasa?
In Awasa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 11 April 2011, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 31 December 2011.
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