Dabat climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dabat?

Dabat has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,217 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dabat?

The hottest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, reaching 34.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dabat?

The coldest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1973, at 6.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dabat?

Almost never: Dabat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Dabat warmed?

Yes: Dabat warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dabat?

The wettest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1978, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dabat?

The windiest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2002, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dabat?

The warmest month in Dabat is April (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dabat?

Dabat receives on average 1,217 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dabat?

Dabat gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dabat (Ethiopia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,217 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Dabat averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.

Dabat has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 12 April 2024) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 10 December 1973).

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

DabatAmhara

coords: 12.98°, 37.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.4°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

13.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,217mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

53%

Average peak wind

8.5km/h

Seasonal range

5.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

122 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.1 °C

Average feels-like low

12.9 °C

Average peak gust

30.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.7 °C

12 April 2024

Coldest day

6.0 °C

10 December 1973

Wettest day

100 mm

16 August 1978

Windiest day

21.4 km/h

10 April 2002

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

29 March 1950

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

13 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

2.0 °C

10 December 1973

Sunniest day

12.6 h

19 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C2 May 2025	10.3 °C27 January 2025	20.6 °C	1,354 mm	72
2024	34.7 °C12 April 2024	11.3 °C8 December 2024	20.9 °C	1,546 mm	86
2023	33.9 °C13 May 2023	7.5 °C22 March 2023	20.6 °C	1,113 mm	56
2022	34.4 °C8 March 2022	9.2 °C27 December 2022	20.3 °C	1,306 mm	65
2021	32.4 °C1 June 2021	8.9 °C9 January 2021	20.1 °C	1,279 mm	38
2020	34.4 °C1 April 2020	9.4 °C19 December 2020	20.4 °C	1,372 mm	73
2019	33.4 °C5 May 2019	9.5 °C26 December 2019	20.4 °C	1,642 mm	89
2018	33.7 °C4 May 2018	10.5 °C2 March 2018	20.1 °C	1,239 mm	63
2017	33.4 °C13 April 2017	8.3 °C9 January 2017	20.3 °C	1,319 mm	45
2016	34.2 °C28 March 2016	9.7 °C29 January 2016	20.6 °C	1,289 mm	73
2015	33.1 °C9 April 2015	8.9 °C5 January 2015	20.7 °C	867 mm	67
2014	32.2 °C1 April 2014	9.5 °C11 February 2014	19.8 °C	1,348 mm	30
2013	34.0 °C24 April 2013	8.7 °C14 December 2013	20.3 °C	1,287 mm	86
2012	32.5 °C16 March 2012	9.0 °C16 October 2012	20.1 °C	1,559 mm	71
2011	32.9 °C18 April 2011	7.3 °C29 November 2011	19.6 °C	1,097 mm	48
2010	32.8 °C26 April 2010	8.1 °C31 December 2010	20.0 °C	1,256 mm	53
2009	34.1 °C23 April 2009	10.3 °C20 January 2009	20.7 °C	1,050 mm	78
2008	31.1 °C12 March 2008	9.6 °C6 January 2008	19.5 °C	1,090 mm	17
2007	33.1 °C2 April 2007	8.8 °C4 February 2007	19.6 °C	1,276 mm	63
2006	32.4 °C30 April 2006	9.8 °C15 January 2006	19.9 °C	1,316 mm	36
2005	32.6 °C5 April 2005	8.1 °C30 December 2005	19.8 °C	1,199 mm	55
2004	33.4 °C17 May 2004	9.3 °C15 January 2004	19.7 °C	1,069 mm	34
2003	33.2 °C26 May 2003	9.5 °C4 January 2003	19.9 °C	1,185 mm	62
2002	34.2 °C14 May 2002	7.9 °C26 December 2002	20.0 °C	1,049 mm	59
2001	33.0 °C18 April 2001	8.9 °C4 January 2001	19.4 °C	1,120 mm	28
2000	32.8 °C24 March 2000	8.7 °C27 November 2000	19.2 °C	1,304 mm	20
1999	33.3 °C6 April 1999	7.7 °C16 January 1999	19.6 °C	1,270 mm	64
1998	34.5 °C19 April 1998	8.1 °C28 December 1998	20.4 °C	1,341 mm	67
1997	31.1 °C23 April 1997	9.4 °C23 January 1997	20.0 °C	1,067 mm	20
1996	32.4 °C19 April 1996	8.6 °C17 January 1996	19.7 °C	1,362 mm	44
1995	33.2 °C11 April 1995	10.3 °C6 March 1995	20.3 °C	1,065 mm	54
1994	32.8 °C12 April 1994	8.9 °C4 January 1994	20.1 °C	1,162 mm	44
1993	32.6 °C4 May 1993	7.0 °C7 February 1993	19.3 °C	1,094 mm	18
1992	32.8 °C14 April 1992	7.4 °C11 February 1992	19.5 °C	844 mm	47
1991	32.1 °C16 May 1991	8.6 °C12 February 1991	20.0 °C	1,126 mm	51
1990	32.6 °C16 April 1990	8.7 °C19 January 1990	20.2 °C	1,004 mm	43
1989	31.7 °C1 May 1989	7.4 °C21 January 1989	19.2 °C	1,001 mm	11
1988	33.4 °C30 April 1988	8.7 °C18 January 1988	20.0 °C	1,500 mm	67
1987	32.6 °C2 May 1987	9.0 °C4 January 1987	20.1 °C	1,017 mm	45
1986	33.0 °C27 March 1986	9.0 °C6 December 1986	19.8 °C	1,113 mm	52
1985	31.6 °C16 March 1985	8.6 °C16 February 1985	19.3 °C	1,709 mm	29
1984	32.9 °C5 April 1984	9.4 °C11 January 1984	19.7 °C	1,128 mm	50
1983	32.9 °C1 April 1983	7.2 °C12 February 1983	19.9 °C	967 mm	59
1982	32.0 °C24 April 1982	7.0 °C13 January 1982	19.1 °C	1,062 mm	18
1981	32.0 °C26 February 1981	7.5 °C14 November 1981	19.5 °C	943 mm	34
1980	32.8 °C11 April 1980	9.9 °C2 November 1980	19.8 °C	1,396 mm	29
1979	32.9 °C15 April 1979	9.8 °C30 January 1979	19.7 °C	862 mm	46
1978	32.5 °C13 April 1978	9.3 °C17 January 1978	19.4 °C	1,097 mm	37
1977	33.6 °C21 April 1977	9.9 °C3 January 1977	19.5 °C	1,456 mm	35
1976	31.2 °C14 May 1976	9.1 °C1 January 1976	19.0 °C	1,014 mm	5
1975	31.3 °C15 May 1975	7.4 °C5 December 1975	18.6 °C	1,428 mm	19
1974	32.5 °C23 April 1974	9.5 °C4 November 1974	18.7 °C	1,185 mm	19
1973	32.4 °C7 April 1973	6.0 °C10 December 1973	19.3 °C	1,242 mm	53
1972	32.0 °C6 March 1972	6.8 °C8 February 1972	19.5 °C	1,205 mm	27
1971	31.7 °C4 April 1971	7.3 °C24 December 1971	18.6 °C	1,161 mm	20
1970	32.6 °C8 May 1970	8.6 °C12 January 1970	19.3 °C	1,120 mm	42
1969	33.0 °C9 April 1969	9.7 °C1 January 1969	19.5 °C	1,125 mm	30
1968	31.9 °C2 May 1968	7.2 °C26 February 1968	19.0 °C	987 mm	23
1967	32.0 °C9 June 1967	8.4 °C22 December 1967	19.0 °C	869 mm	19
1966	31.6 °C30 April 1966	9.9 °C22 January 1966	20.0 °C	517 mm	28
1965	31.6 °C16 May 1965	7.8 °C2 January 1965	19.6 °C	678 mm	33
1964	32.0 °C14 April 1964	8.9 °C26 December 1964	19.3 °C	824 mm	56
1963	32.0 °C25 March 1963	7.8 °C25 December 1963	19.3 °C	744 mm	31
1962	32.2 °C2 April 1962	8.1 °C4 January 1962	19.1 °C	866 mm	30
1961	33.4 °C15 May 1961	10.3 °C4 November 1961	19.4 °C	978 mm	48
1960	32.2 °C25 April 1960	9.6 °C2 October 1960	19.0 °C	1,527 mm	12
1959	32.6 °C4 April 1959	8.7 °C23 November 1959	19.0 °C	1,194 mm	20
1958	32.8 °C21 April 1958	7.5 °C15 February 1958	19.3 °C	1,449 mm	47
1957	31.8 °C26 April 1957	7.7 °C23 January 1957	19.1 °C	1,019 mm	8
1956	31.1 °C10 March 1956	7.7 °C4 November 1956	18.4 °C	1,284 mm	15
1955	30.1 °C28 April 1955	7.7 °C27 January 1955	18.3 °C	1,802 mm	2
1954	32.4 °C21 April 1954	9.0 °C7 November 1954	18.4 °C	1,544 mm	26
1953	31.9 °C29 March 1953	7.3 °C19 December 1953	18.3 °C	1,841 mm	21
1952	30.6 °C22 February 1952	9.2 °C28 October 1952	18.3 °C	1,822 mm	2
1951	31.0 °C5 April 1951	9.2 °C9 January 1951	18.2 °C	1,447 mm	13
1950	29.2 °C6 April 1950	8.1 °C28 October 1950	17.3 °C	1,895 mm	0
1949	31.0 °C25 March 1949	8.1 °C25 November 1949	17.7 °C	1,758 mm	8
1948	31.4 °C6 May 1948	7.5 °C10 November 1948	18.2 °C	1,430 mm	17
1947	30.9 °C15 April 1947	7.6 °C21 October 1947	18.0 °C	1,471 mm	4
1946	31.4 °C31 March 1946	7.4 °C7 December 1946	18.3 °C	1,032 mm	14
1945	30.8 °C20 March 1945	7.8 °C8 December 1945	18.4 °C	1,003 mm	21
1944	31.6 °C15 April 1944	7.2 °C1 December 1944	18.2 °C	1,119 mm	11
1943	30.4 °C11 April 1943	8.0 °C6 November 1943	17.6 °C	1,746 mm	13
1942	30.4 °C22 May 1942	7.1 °C10 December 1942	18.3 °C	1,136 mm	1
1941	32.9 °C29 March 1941	8.9 °C21 January 1941	19.1 °C	1,124 mm	47
1940	30.7 °C10 April 1940	7.0 °C3 March 1940	18.5 °C	927 mm	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.7 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

72 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1354 mm

+137 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	29.3 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Mar	30.4 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-8 mm
Apr	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	13 mm	-6 mm
May	29.6 °C	+1.5 °C	23 mm	-40 mm
Jun	27.9 °C	+2.3 °C	42 mm	-95 mm
Jul	22.6 °C	+0.9 °C	373 mm	+18 mm
Aug	20.9 °C	-0.3 °C	600 mm	+192 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+0.5 °C	282 mm	+120 mm
Oct	24.2 °C	-0.4 °C	17 mm	-22 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-12 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

2 May 2025

Coldest day

10.3 °C

27 Jan 2025

Wettest day

63.2 mm

19 Aug 2025

Windiest day

16.4 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.2 °C

2 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.6 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

16 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dabat?

Dabat has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 1,217 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dabat?

The hottest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dabat?

The coldest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1973, at 6.0 °C.

Does it snow in Dabat?

Almost never: Dabat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Dabat warmed?

Yes: Dabat warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dabat?

The wettest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1978, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dabat?

The windiest day measured in Dabat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2002, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dabat?

The warmest month in Dabat is April (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (17.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Dabat?

Dabat receives on average 1,217 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dabat?

Dabat gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dabat?

Yes: Dabat has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dabat?

In Dabat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 10 December 1973.

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