Dīla climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dīla?

Dīla has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,151 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2019, reaching 34.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dīla?

The coldest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 7.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dīla?

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

Q: Has the climate of Dīla warmed?

Yes: Dīla warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dīla?

The wettest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1952, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dīla?

The windiest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1943, with winds reaching 17.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dīla?

The warmest month in Dīla is March (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dīla?

Dīla receives on average 2,151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dīla?

Dīla gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dīla (Ethiopia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,151 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 (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Dīla averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 220 rainy days per year.

Dīla has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 26 February 2019) and the coldest 7.3 °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

DīlaSouth Ethiopia Regional State

coords: 6.42°, 38.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

23.8°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,151mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

9.5km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

7 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

220 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.4 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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

34.1 °C

26 February 2019

Coldest day

7.3 °C

31 December 2011

Wettest day

98 mm

12 April 1952

Windiest day

17.6 km/h

14 May 1943

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

14 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

11 April 2011

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

31 December 2011

Sunniest day

12.1 h

15 April 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C17 February 2025	12.2 °C22 November 2025	20.0 °C	1,875 mm	20
2024	31.3 °C22 February 2024	11.3 °C19 December 2024	19.7 °C	2,413 mm	8
2023	31.7 °C11 February 2023	11.3 °C4 January 2023	19.9 °C	3,038 mm	17
2022	31.9 °C11 March 2022	10.2 °C29 January 2022	20.0 °C	1,598 mm	19
2021	29.7 °C10 March 2021	10.5 °C8 January 2021	19.6 °C	1,558 mm	0
2020	30.4 °C8 March 2020	8.8 °C28 December 2020	19.4 °C	2,561 mm	4
2019	34.1 °C26 February 2019	10.0 °C17 January 2019	19.9 °C	2,411 mm	41
2018	30.9 °C16 February 2018	10.1 °C15 January 2018	19.3 °C	2,234 mm	5
2017	33.1 °C21 March 2017	8.5 °C7 January 2017	19.9 °C	1,670 mm	35
2016	33.0 °C29 March 2016	9.4 °C7 December 2016	20.1 °C	1,631 mm	25
2015	32.9 °C16 March 2015	9.7 °C1 January 2015	20.0 °C	2,036 mm	27
2014	32.5 °C8 March 2014	9.7 °C5 January 2014	19.6 °C	2,284 mm	13
2013	32.7 °C24 February 2013	9.1 °C10 December 2013	19.4 °C	2,100 mm	15
2012	32.7 °C7 March 2012	9.2 °C2 January 2012	19.5 °C	1,773 mm	25
2011	33.5 °C11 April 2011	7.3 °C31 December 2011	19.6 °C	1,900 mm	50
2010	29.9 °C31 January 2010	9.6 °C14 January 2010	19.6 °C	1,979 mm	0
2009	33.7 °C20 March 2009	8.8 °C11 November 2009	19.9 °C	1,626 mm	19
2008	32.2 °C22 March 2008	9.1 °C23 November 2008	19.6 °C	1,870 mm	27
2007	31.7 °C13 March 2007	9.3 °C17 December 2007	19.5 °C	1,804 mm	7
2006	32.4 °C17 February 2006	11.2 °C30 November 2006	19.6 °C	2,526 mm	16
2005	31.0 °C21 February 2005	9.3 °C4 January 2005	19.3 °C	1,822 mm	6
2004	31.2 °C23 March 2004	11.1 °C31 December 2004	18.9 °C	1,749 mm	4
2003	31.6 °C6 March 2003	10.3 °C28 December 2003	18.7 °C	1,693 mm	5
2002	31.0 °C21 February 2002	10.8 °C26 July 2002	19.0 °C	1,825 mm	6
2001	28.9 °C28 February 2001	10.9 °C2 February 2001	18.5 °C	2,214 mm	0
2000	33.2 °C22 March 2000	10.4 °C31 December 2000	18.8 °C	1,586 mm	43
1999	32.1 °C8 February 1999	10.2 °C6 December 1999	19.3 °C	1,406 mm	13
1998	30.6 °C29 March 1998	9.9 °C12 December 1998	19.5 °C	1,870 mm	5
1997	33.4 °C10 March 1997	10.9 °C19 February 1997	19.6 °C	2,718 mm	22
1996	30.3 °C29 February 1996	9.7 °C20 December 1996	18.9 °C	2,460 mm	1
1995	29.8 °C17 March 1995	11.2 °C30 November 1995	19.4 °C	1,899 mm	0
1994	32.1 °C2 March 1994	10.5 °C5 November 1994	19.3 °C	2,088 mm	18
1993	29.9 °C29 December 1993	11.0 °C31 December 1993	18.8 °C	1,713 mm	0
1992	32.8 °C12 March 1992	9.3 °C2 January 1992	19.0 °C	1,951 mm	9
1991	29.3 °C23 March 1991	10.5 °C20 January 1991	19.0 °C	1,844 mm	0
1990	30.0 °C5 February 1990	8.9 °C10 January 1990	18.9 °C	1,946 mm	1
1989	30.3 °C11 March 1989	10.3 °C11 February 1989	18.5 °C	2,231 mm	2
1988	31.3 °C16 March 1988	9.7 °C11 November 1988	19.2 °C	1,979 mm	5
1987	30.4 °C26 December 1987	9.3 °C3 February 1987	19.3 °C	2,301 mm	1
1986	28.4 °C27 March 1986	8.9 °C15 January 1986	18.4 °C	2,080 mm	0
1985	29.9 °C16 March 1985	10.3 °C8 February 1985	18.2 °C	2,709 mm	0
1984	29.8 °C7 March 1984	9.3 °C16 January 1984	18.4 °C	1,871 mm	0
1983	30.9 °C1 March 1983	9.1 °C19 December 1983	18.7 °C	2,568 mm	1
1982	31.2 °C24 March 1982	9.9 °C31 December 1982	18.6 °C	2,328 mm	3
1981	29.7 °C26 January 1981	9.6 °C9 November 1981	18.6 °C	2,402 mm	0
1980	29.4 °C22 February 1980	10.1 °C13 January 1980	18.8 °C	2,006 mm	0
1979	29.0 °C1 March 1979	11.4 °C15 December 1979	18.5 °C	2,642 mm	0
1978	28.4 °C13 January 1978	8.8 °C22 January 1978	18.3 °C	2,491 mm	0
1977	30.7 °C15 March 1977	10.2 °C30 December 1977	18.5 °C	2,816 mm	2
1976	31.4 °C20 March 1976	10.0 °C16 December 1976	18.6 °C	2,208 mm	3
1975	31.1 °C28 February 1975	9.5 °C28 November 1975	18.3 °C	2,165 mm	3
1974	29.4 °C15 March 1974	10.6 °C6 November 1974	18.3 °C	1,872 mm	0
1973	32.4 °C5 April 1973	10.5 °C7 December 1973	19.0 °C	1,854 mm	33
1972	29.5 °C5 March 1972	11.0 °C1 January 1972	18.4 °C	2,570 mm	0
1971	30.0 °C20 March 1971	9.2 °C5 December 1971	18.0 °C	2,193 mm	1
1970	28.3 °C28 February 1970	9.1 °C28 November 1970	18.2 °C	2,480 mm	0
1969	29.6 °C25 April 1969	10.1 °C13 December 1969	18.5 °C	1,716 mm	0
1968	27.5 °C1 February 1968	9.1 °C6 January 1968	17.9 °C	2,323 mm	0
1967	31.2 °C12 March 1967	9.6 °C16 December 1967	18.1 °C	3,405 mm	5
1966	29.1 °C17 February 1966	11.0 °C1 January 1966	18.3 °C	1,740 mm	0
1965	29.1 °C10 March 1965	9.6 °C10 January 1965	18.2 °C	1,656 mm	0
1964	28.7 °C17 March 1964	10.8 °C7 December 1964	18.2 °C	1,647 mm	0
1963	28.1 °C21 March 1963	10.0 °C21 March 1963	17.8 °C	3,351 mm	0
1962	29.9 °C27 February 1962	9.4 °C21 January 1962	17.7 °C	3,054 mm	0
1961	31.4 °C7 March 1961	10.0 °C7 January 1961	18.0 °C	2,898 mm	3
1960	30.9 °C16 February 1960	9.0 °C18 January 1960	18.1 °C	2,973 mm	1
1959	27.7 °C4 April 1959	10.8 °C8 December 1959	18.0 °C	2,697 mm	0
1958	28.2 °C11 March 1958	11.1 °C17 August 1958	18.3 °C	2,138 mm	0
1957	29.0 °C24 February 1957	8.8 °C24 December 1957	18.2 °C	2,759 mm	0
1956	31.4 °C9 March 1956	9.6 °C5 November 1956	18.1 °C	1,927 mm	8
1955	27.9 °C18 March 1955	10.5 °C12 February 1955	17.6 °C	1,916 mm	0
1954	28.0 °C12 February 1954	8.4 °C14 January 1954	17.6 °C	1,604 mm	0
1953	26.9 °C16 February 1953	11.2 °C9 January 1953	17.5 °C	3,561 mm	0
1952	29.2 °C7 February 1952	10.7 °C4 January 1952	17.8 °C	2,751 mm	0
1951	28.4 °C5 March 1951	9.0 °C24 January 1951	17.7 °C	3,224 mm	0
1950	28.7 °C6 March 1950	10.1 °C7 January 1950	17.2 °C	2,419 mm	0
1949	27.2 °C6 March 1949	9.7 °C25 December 1949	17.5 °C	2,448 mm	0
1948	27.4 °C23 March 1948	9.9 °C11 November 1948	17.9 °C	1,801 mm	0
1947	26.4 °C5 January 1947	10.0 °C22 December 1947	17.6 °C	2,137 mm	0
1946	30.7 °C30 March 1946	10.8 °C17 January 1946	18.1 °C	1,797 mm	3
1945	29.1 °C21 March 1945	9.0 °C15 December 1945	17.5 °C	1,631 mm	0
1944	30.1 °C27 March 1944	10.1 °C8 January 1944	18.3 °C	1,373 mm	1
1943	29.6 °C21 March 1943	10.4 °C28 September 1943	18.3 °C	866 mm	0
1942	28.5 °C26 February 1942	9.3 °C5 January 1942	17.7 °C	1,842 mm	0
1941	31.4 °C27 March 1941	8.8 °C18 January 1941	18.4 °C	1,354 mm	5
1940	26.0 °C22 February 1940	9.6 °C10 December 1940	17.3 °C	2,515 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.2 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

20 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1875 mm

-276 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.6 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-36 mm
Feb	29.8 °C	+3.1 °C	0 mm	-48 mm
Mar	27.4 °C	+0.7 °C	309 mm	+150 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+1.2 °C	280 mm	-36 mm
May	24.6 °C	+1.4 °C	256 mm	-88 mm
Jun	24.3 °C	+2.3 °C	84 mm	-61 mm
Jul	22.3 °C	+1.4 °C	122 mm	+9 mm
Aug	22.4 °C	+1.0 °C	87 mm	-35 mm
Sep	23.3 °C	+0.9 °C	294 mm	+51 mm
Oct	23.1 °C	+0.1 °C	400 mm	+4 mm
Nov	25.2 °C	+1.3 °C	27 mm	-143 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+2.1 °C	15 mm	-41 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.2 °C

22 Nov 2025

Wettest day

48.2 mm

28 Sep 2025

Windiest day

15.0 km/h

6 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

38.5 km/h

1 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

17 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

1 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

25 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dīla?

Dīla has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,151 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dīla?

The hottest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2019, reaching 34.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dīla?

The coldest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 7.3 °C.

Does it snow in Dīla?

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

Has the climate of Dīla warmed?

Yes: Dīla warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dīla?

The wettest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1952, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dīla?

The windiest day measured in Dīla between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1943, with winds reaching 17.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dīla?

The warmest month in Dīla is March (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Dīla?

Dīla receives on average 2,151 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 220 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dīla?

Dīla gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dīla?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dīla.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dīla?

In Dīla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 11 April 2011, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 31 December 2011.

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