Bichena climate — normals and trends
Bichena (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,228 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 May (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bichena averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Bichena 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 32.6 °C (on 20 April 2024) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 1 March 1940).
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
BichenaAmhara
- coords
- 10.45°, 38.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
12.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,228mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
20 April 2024
Coldest day
4.2 °C
1 March 1940
Wettest day
126 mm
23 August 2024
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
13 July 1966
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
22 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
1 March 1940
Sunniest day
12.3 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 | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -46 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 96 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 36 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 281 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 444 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 165 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bichena?
Bichena has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 1,228 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bichena?
The hottest day measured in Bichena between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2024, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bichena?
The coldest day measured in Bichena between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1940, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bichena?
Almost never: Bichena sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bichena warmed?
Yes: Bichena warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bichena?
The wettest day measured in Bichena between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2024, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bichena?
The windiest day measured in Bichena between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1966, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bichena?
The warmest month in Bichena is May (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bichena?
Bichena receives on average 1,228 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bichena?
Bichena gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bichena?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bichena.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bichena?
In Bichena, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 1 March 1940.
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