Fadhigaradle climate — normals and trends
Fadhigaradle (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 219 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Fadhigaradle averages 0 frost days, 327 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Fadhigaradle has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 26 March 1941) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 17 December 1967).
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
FadhigaradleSomali
- coords
- 6.18°, 45.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
219mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
327 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
296 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
38.2 °C
26 March 1941
Coldest day
14.1 °C
17 December 1967
Wettest day
177 mm
11 May 1979
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
11 August 1983
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
7 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
19 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 75 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fadhigaradle?
Fadhigaradle has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fadhigaradle?
The hottest day measured in Fadhigaradle between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fadhigaradle?
The coldest day measured in Fadhigaradle between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Fadhigaradle?
Almost never: Fadhigaradle sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fadhigaradle warmed?
Yes: Fadhigaradle warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fadhigaradle?
The wettest day measured in Fadhigaradle between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1979, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fadhigaradle?
The windiest day measured in Fadhigaradle between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fadhigaradle?
The warmest month in Fadhigaradle is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fadhigaradle?
Fadhigaradle receives on average 219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fadhigaradle?
Fadhigaradle gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fadhigaradle?
Yes: Fadhigaradle has on average 296 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fadhigaradle?
In Fadhigaradle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 7 April 2015, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 19 January 1941.
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