Chagni climate — normals and trends
Chagni (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,986 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 April (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Chagni averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.
Chagni 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 36.1 °C (on 8 May 2024) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 8 December 1946).
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
Chagni
- coords
- 10.96°, 36.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,986mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
193 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
36.1 °C
8 May 2024
Coldest day
7.8 °C
8 December 1946
Wettest day
119 mm
5 July 1957
Windiest day
25.2 km/h
30 April 2011
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
30 April 2011
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
29 February 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
8 December 1946
Sunniest day
12.5 h
16 May 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 53 mm | -148 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 81 mm | -246 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 293 mm | -80 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 352 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 306 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 193 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chagni?
Chagni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,986 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chagni?
The hottest day measured in Chagni between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2024, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chagni?
The coldest day measured in Chagni between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1946, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chagni?
Almost never: Chagni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chagni warmed?
Yes: Chagni warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chagni?
The wettest day measured in Chagni between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1957, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chagni?
The windiest day measured in Chagni between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2011, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chagni?
The warmest month in Chagni is April (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chagni?
Chagni receives on average 1,986 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chagni?
Chagni gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chagni?
Yes: Chagni has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chagni?
In Chagni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 29 February 2016, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 8 December 1946.
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