Dembī Dolo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 2,117 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dembī Dolo?

The hottest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dembī Dolo?

The coldest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1962, at 12.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dembī Dolo?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dembī Dolo warmed?

Yes: Dembī Dolo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dembī Dolo?

The wettest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1977, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dembī Dolo?

The windiest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dembī Dolo?

The warmest month in Dembī Dolo is March (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo receives on average 2,117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dembī Dolo (Ethiopia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 2,117 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Dembī Dolo averages 0 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.

Dembī Dolo has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 27 March 1941) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 4 January 1962).

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

Dembī DoloOromiya

coords: 8.53°, 34.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.6°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

17.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,117mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

8.3km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

259 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.7 °C

Average peak gust

26.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

26 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

37.2 °C

27 March 1941

Coldest day

12.4 °C

4 January 1962

Wettest day

132 mm

11 April 1977

Windiest day

19.7 km/h

7 March 1958

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

27 July 1950

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

26 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

10.2 °C

4 March 1940

Sunniest day

12.1 h

6 May 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C3 February 2025	16.1 °C6 August 2025	22.8 °C	1,620 mm	110
2024	35.5 °C4 March 2024	16.6 °C8 December 2024	23.3 °C	1,542 mm	120
2023	35.0 °C26 February 2023	16.7 °C10 January 2023	23.1 °C	1,547 mm	86
2022	33.9 °C10 March 2022	15.6 °C28 August 2022	22.4 °C	1,822 mm	81
2021	34.5 °C11 March 2021	16.2 °C27 July 2021	22.6 °C	1,486 mm	91
2020	34.4 °C6 March 2020	14.6 °C12 January 2020	22.3 °C	1,758 mm	83
2019	34.5 °C21 March 2019	15.7 °C13 July 2019	22.6 °C	2,013 mm	108
2018	34.8 °C14 February 2018	15.9 °C24 June 2018	22.6 °C	1,719 mm	87
2017	34.2 °C24 March 2017	15.8 °C6 January 2017	22.8 °C	1,834 mm	106
2016	35.3 °C5 March 2016	15.3 °C28 January 2016	23.2 °C	1,547 mm	117
2015	35.6 °C20 February 2015	13.8 °C11 January 2015	22.9 °C	1,812 mm	85
2014	34.3 °C4 February 2014	15.9 °C13 February 2014	22.4 °C	1,880 mm	78
2013	34.5 °C2 March 2013	13.9 °C15 December 2013	22.3 °C	1,831 mm	97
2012	35.1 °C13 March 2012	15.8 °C29 December 2012	22.3 °C	1,996 mm	93
2011	34.1 °C11 February 2011	13.5 °C3 December 2011	22.1 °C	1,912 mm	75
2010	34.1 °C8 March 2010	15.9 °C11 December 2010	22.4 °C	1,978 mm	75
2009	33.3 °C9 March 2009	15.9 °C30 June 2009	22.6 °C	1,701 mm	74
2008	33.7 °C4 March 2008	15.6 °C20 July 2008	22.0 °C	1,871 mm	64
2007	34.8 °C23 March 2007	15.4 °C1 January 2007	22.4 °C	1,683 mm	90
2006	35.5 °C4 March 2006	15.3 °C16 November 2006	22.4 °C	1,778 mm	97
2005	36.8 °C26 February 2005	15.3 °C4 January 2005	22.7 °C	1,700 mm	94
2004	34.0 °C25 March 2004	15.6 °C28 December 2004	22.1 °C	1,749 mm	76
2003	34.7 °C4 April 2003	15.1 °C7 July 2003	22.3 °C	1,875 mm	82
2002	33.2 °C26 February 2002	14.0 °C26 December 2002	22.2 °C	1,963 mm	65
2001	32.7 °C4 February 2001	14.9 °C24 December 2001	21.8 °C	2,041 mm	53
2000	34.6 °C27 February 2000	15.3 °C30 January 2000	22.1 °C	1,487 mm	69
1999	34.9 °C8 February 1999	14.9 °C1 January 1999	22.0 °C	1,675 mm	68
1998	34.3 °C15 March 1998	14.7 °C14 February 1998	22.5 °C	1,797 mm	78
1997	33.4 °C8 March 1997	15.4 °C14 December 1997	22.0 °C	2,180 mm	60
1996	34.0 °C20 February 1996	15.3 °C30 November 1996	21.5 °C	2,363 mm	46
1995	34.3 °C16 March 1995	15.7 °C24 December 1995	22.1 °C	2,001 mm	63
1994	34.9 °C2 April 1994	15.5 °C16 August 1994	22.0 °C	1,993 mm	88
1993	32.7 °C7 March 1993	14.5 °C7 February 1993	22.0 °C	1,836 mm	36
1992	35.0 °C12 March 1992	14.4 °C3 January 1992	21.5 °C	2,038 mm	35
1991	33.8 °C19 February 1991	14.3 °C10 November 1991	21.7 °C	2,032 mm	44
1990	32.3 °C8 April 1990	15.1 °C26 February 1990	21.9 °C	2,036 mm	36
1989	33.0 °C25 February 1989	13.7 °C22 January 1989	21.4 °C	2,040 mm	37
1988	33.2 °C26 January 1988	15.0 °C16 November 1988	21.7 °C	2,060 mm	41
1987	33.4 °C21 March 1987	14.9 °C4 January 1987	22.0 °C	2,232 mm	47
1986	31.8 °C3 February 1986	15.0 °C29 July 1986	21.2 °C	2,335 mm	16
1985	34.2 °C16 March 1985	15.0 °C20 August 1985	20.9 °C	2,517 mm	43
1984	35.2 °C20 February 1984	14.9 °C29 November 1984	21.7 °C	1,874 mm	55
1983	33.9 °C5 March 1983	14.1 °C28 December 1983	21.8 °C	2,159 mm	56
1982	32.2 °C24 March 1982	14.6 °C4 December 1982	21.5 °C	2,058 mm	29
1981	33.3 °C17 April 1981	14.8 °C9 November 1981	21.5 °C	2,339 mm	38
1980	32.8 °C11 March 1980	15.1 °C4 March 1980	21.6 °C	2,088 mm	33
1979	32.5 °C28 February 1979	14.8 °C31 January 1979	21.3 °C	2,507 mm	22
1978	33.2 °C11 February 1978	15.0 °C18 January 1978	21.0 °C	2,539 mm	26
1977	32.5 °C22 February 1977	14.9 °C30 December 1977	21.1 °C	2,782 mm	36
1976	31.5 °C11 March 1976	14.2 °C8 December 1976	21.0 °C	2,512 mm	16
1975	31.8 °C25 March 1975	13.6 °C29 December 1975	20.8 °C	2,527 mm	27
1974	32.7 °C25 February 1974	15.1 °C29 November 1974	20.9 °C	2,198 mm	18
1973	35.2 °C18 March 1973	14.0 °C13 December 1973	21.7 °C	2,097 mm	70
1972	32.6 °C4 March 1972	13.9 °C2 January 1972	21.3 °C	2,382 mm	39
1971	34.6 °C7 March 1971	13.4 °C20 December 1971	20.9 °C	2,389 mm	55
1970	33.8 °C13 February 1970	13.5 °C28 November 1970	21.5 °C	2,319 mm	55
1969	32.6 °C10 February 1969	14.7 °C31 January 1969	21.6 °C	2,267 mm	35
1968	32.4 °C19 February 1968	12.8 °C17 January 1968	21.0 °C	2,361 mm	37
1967	32.3 °C18 February 1967	12.9 °C28 December 1967	20.7 °C	3,018 mm	27
1966	32.9 °C12 May 1966	14.8 °C22 April 1966	21.5 °C	1,853 mm	46
1965	32.8 °C27 May 1965	14.5 °C4 January 1965	21.3 °C	1,892 mm	55
1964	34.1 °C10 April 1964	14.6 °C30 December 1964	21.3 °C	1,790 mm	79
1963	32.1 °C24 March 1963	13.4 °C27 December 1963	20.5 °C	2,844 mm	11
1962	33.1 °C25 February 1962	12.4 °C4 January 1962	20.6 °C	2,984 mm	32
1961	33.2 °C7 March 1961	14.8 °C14 December 1961	20.8 °C	2,788 mm	28
1960	33.0 °C22 March 1960	15.2 °C22 January 1960	20.8 °C	2,847 mm	18
1959	33.4 °C17 March 1959	14.6 °C30 November 1959	20.9 °C	2,688 mm	26
1958	33.3 °C29 March 1958	13.3 °C15 February 1958	21.2 °C	2,587 mm	48
1957	32.9 °C3 March 1957	13.5 °C5 February 1957	21.0 °C	2,521 mm	24
1956	33.7 °C11 March 1956	13.9 °C1 January 1956	20.9 °C	2,162 mm	45
1955	33.2 °C18 March 1955	14.5 °C7 November 1955	20.6 °C	2,162 mm	21
1954	32.8 °C18 March 1954	14.7 °C7 April 1954	20.4 °C	2,151 mm	24
1953	31.3 °C28 March 1953	14.3 °C2 January 1953	20.1 °C	3,173 mm	3
1952	31.9 °C28 January 1952	14.8 °C12 November 1952	20.5 °C	2,794 mm	15
1951	31.7 °C2 March 1951	14.2 °C26 December 1951	20.5 °C	2,460 mm	16
1950	30.5 °C23 January 1950	14.0 °C19 July 1950	19.8 °C	3,070 mm	2
1949	32.4 °C24 March 1949	14.5 °C11 February 1949	20.3 °C	2,538 mm	23
1948	32.3 °C2 April 1948	14.3 °C24 December 1948	20.8 °C	2,294 mm	10
1947	31.4 °C9 March 1947	13.8 °C4 December 1947	20.7 °C	2,317 mm	15
1946	34.1 °C25 February 1946	13.2 °C11 December 1946	21.4 °C	1,899 mm	85
1945	32.3 °C24 February 1945	14.5 °C10 December 1945	21.2 °C	1,671 mm	35
1944	33.4 °C15 March 1944	13.8 °C1 December 1944	21.7 °C	1,447 mm	64
1943	33.7 °C1 March 1943	14.5 °C6 August 1943	20.9 °C	1,859 mm	71
1942	33.6 °C5 February 1942	13.6 °C17 July 1942	21.4 °C	1,701 mm	46
1941	37.2 °C27 March 1941	14.5 °C11 January 1941	22.0 °C	1,566 mm	96
1940	31.5 °C23 January 1940	13.5 °C4 March 1940	20.7 °C	2,295 mm	21

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

110 d/yr

+56

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1620 mm

-497 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.2 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-27 mm
Feb	32.4 °C	+2.1 °C	1 mm	-38 mm
Mar	32.3 °C	+2.3 °C	34 mm	-74 mm
Apr	29.9 °C	+1.6 °C	162 mm	-100 mm
May	28.0 °C	+1.7 °C	253 mm	-68 mm
Jun	26.9 °C	+2.0 °C	162 mm	-65 mm
Jul	24.6 °C	+1.0 °C	192 mm	-37 mm
Aug	23.4 °C	-0.4 °C	350 mm	+129 mm
Sep	25.4 °C	+0.4 °C	145 mm	-54 mm
Oct	26.3 °C	+0.6 °C	226 mm	-1 mm
Nov	27.6 °C	+1.6 °C	79 mm	-109 mm
Dec	28.6 °C	+1.3 °C	16 mm	-52 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

3 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.1 °C

6 Aug 2025

Wettest day

32.1 mm

24 Aug 2025

Windiest day

14.8 km/h

15 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

21 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.1 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.5 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

19 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 2,117 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dembī Dolo?

The hottest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dembī Dolo?

The coldest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1962, at 12.4 °C.

Does it snow in Dembī Dolo?

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

Has the climate of Dembī Dolo warmed?

Yes: Dembī Dolo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dembī Dolo?

The wettest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 April 1977, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dembī Dolo?

The windiest day measured in Dembī Dolo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1958, with winds reaching 19.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dembī Dolo?

The warmest month in Dembī Dolo is March (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo receives on average 2,117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dembī Dolo?

Dembī Dolo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dembī Dolo?

Yes: Dembī Dolo has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dembī Dolo?

In Dembī Dolo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 26 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 4 March 1940.

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