Ch’ench’a climate — normals and trends
Ch’ench’a (Ethiopia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 4,657 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ch’ench’a averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 279 rainy days per year.
Ch’ench’a has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 1 March 2025) and the coldest 8.0 °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
Ch’ench’aSouth Ethiopia Regional State
- coords
- 6.25°, 37.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
4,657mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
6.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
279 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
30.2 °C
1 March 2025
Coldest day
8.0 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
229 mm
12 April 1975
Windiest day
13.7 km/h
30 September 1978
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
16 April 1956
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
29 April 2004
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.2 h
18 April 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 56 mm | -87 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 5 mm | -181 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 544 mm | +137 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 459 mm | -189 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 531 mm | -127 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 265 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 287 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 325 mm | +31 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 558 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 829 mm | +106 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 143 mm | -213 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 166 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ch’ench’a?
Ch’ench’a has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 4,657 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ch’ench’a?
The hottest day measured in Ch’ench’a between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2025, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ch’ench’a?
The coldest day measured in Ch’ench’a between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ch’ench’a?
Almost never: Ch’ench’a sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ch’ench’a warmed?
Yes: Ch’ench’a warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ch’ench’a?
The wettest day measured in Ch’ench’a between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1975, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ch’ench’a?
The windiest day measured in Ch’ench’a between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1978, with winds reaching 13.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ch’ench’a?
The warmest month in Ch’ench’a is March (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Ch’ench’a?
Ch’ench’a receives on average 4,657 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 279 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ch’ench’a?
Ch’ench’a gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ch’ench’a?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ch’ench’a.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ch’ench’a?
In Ch’ench’a, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 29 April 2004, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 31 December 2011.
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