Butajīra climate — normals and trends
Butajīra (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 2,431 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Butajīra averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.
Butajīra has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.3 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 8 December 2013).
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
ButajīraCentral Ethiopia Regional State
- coords
- 8.12°, 38.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.3°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
9.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,431mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
191 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.88 · 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
28.3 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
3.2 °C
8 December 2013
Wettest day
307 mm
24 April 2024
Windiest day
31.0 km/h
26 October 1995
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
14 March 1984
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
2 April 1977
Coldest feels-like
-1.7 °C
5 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -88 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 274 mm | +62 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 166 mm | -226 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 403 mm | +123 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 194 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 18.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 261 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 18.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 326 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 445 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 92 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 21.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Butajīra?
Butajīra has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.3 °C and it receives 2,431 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Butajīra?
The hottest day measured in Butajīra between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 28.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Butajīra?
The coldest day measured in Butajīra between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2013, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Butajīra?
Almost never: Butajīra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Butajīra warmed?
Yes: Butajīra warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Butajīra?
The wettest day measured in Butajīra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, with 307 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Butajīra?
The windiest day measured in Butajīra between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1995, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Butajīra?
The warmest month in Butajīra is March (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Butajīra?
Butajīra receives on average 2,431 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Butajīra?
Butajīra gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Butajīra?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Butajīra.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Butajīra?
In Butajīra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 2 April 1977, and the lowest was -1.7 °C on 5 January 1950.
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