Āwash climate — normals and trends
Āwash (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 747 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Āwash averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Āwash has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 10 June 2025) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 17 December 1967).
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
ĀwashAfar Region
- coords
- 8.99°, 40.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
747mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
127 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
38.8 °C
10 June 2025
Coldest day
9.6 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
90 mm
1 April 1989
Windiest day
31.0 km/h
22 July 1954
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
28 July 1956
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
6 January 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
18 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 54 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 37 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 34.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 38 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 25 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 59 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Āwash?
Āwash has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 747 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Āwash?
The hottest day measured in Āwash between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Āwash?
The coldest day measured in Āwash between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Āwash?
Almost never: Āwash sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Āwash warmed?
Yes: Āwash warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Āwash?
The wettest day measured in Āwash between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1989, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Āwash?
The windiest day measured in Āwash between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1954, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Āwash?
The warmest month in Āwash is June (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Āwash?
Āwash receives on average 747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Āwash?
Āwash gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Āwash?
Yes: Āwash has on average 127 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Āwash?
In Āwash, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 6 January 1968.
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