Gedeb climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gedeb?

Gedeb has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 395 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 32.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gedeb?

The coldest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1967, at 2.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gedeb?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gedeb warmed?

Yes: Gedeb warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gedeb?

The wettest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1977, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gedeb?

The windiest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2025, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gedeb?

The warmest month in Gedeb is May (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (16.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gedeb?

Gedeb receives on average 395 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gedeb?

Gedeb gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gedeb (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 395 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 May (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Gedeb averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.

Gedeb has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 2.4 °C (on 24 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

GedebSomali

coords: 9.57°, 43.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

25.6°C

Average daily low

14.1°C

Annual rainfall

395mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

19.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

6 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

74 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.5 °C

Average feels-like low

12.6 °C

Average peak gust

41.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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

32.9 °C

16 March 2016

Coldest day

2.4 °C

24 December 1967

Wettest day

74 mm

26 October 1977

Windiest day

39.8 km/h

19 August 2025

Strongest gust

77.4 km/h

19 August 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

3 April 1962

Coldest feels-like

-1.1 °C

24 December 1967

Sunniest day

12.0 h

10 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.1 °C3 April 2025	6.4 °C6 January 2025	20.4 °C	225 mm	40
2024	32.6 °C25 May 2024	8.1 °C14 December 2024	20.9 °C	433 mm	55
2023	30.4 °C8 October 2023	8.5 °C17 January 2023	20.2 °C	402 mm	8
2022	32.8 °C23 May 2022	7.5 °C30 January 2022	20.0 °C	158 mm	37
2021	31.3 °C4 April 2021	7.1 °C4 February 2021	19.8 °C	254 mm	23
2020	31.4 °C6 March 2020	5.9 °C17 January 2020	19.9 °C	324 mm	12
2019	30.9 °C1 March 2019	7.4 °C21 January 2019	19.9 °C	469 mm	16
2018	29.9 °C24 February 2018	5.0 °C13 January 2018	19.4 °C	367 mm	0
2017	30.8 °C14 April 2017	6.0 °C12 December 2017	19.8 °C	221 mm	8
2016	32.9 °C16 March 2016	6.4 °C21 February 2016	20.1 °C	346 mm	31
2015	30.4 °C18 May 2015	6.7 °C26 January 2015	20.0 °C	303 mm	5
2014	29.7 °C12 March 2014	5.4 °C24 January 2014	19.3 °C	403 mm	0
2013	29.7 °C21 February 2013	5.4 °C22 December 2013	19.0 °C	412 mm	0
2012	29.6 °C19 April 2012	7.3 °C30 January 2012	19.4 °C	250 mm	0
2011	30.1 °C11 April 2011	7.4 °C24 December 2011	19.5 °C	237 mm	1
2010	30.1 °C4 February 2010	5.0 °C12 January 2010	19.4 °C	386 mm	1
2009	32.1 °C22 March 2009	7.7 °C4 January 2009	20.2 °C	197 mm	21
2008	31.1 °C29 April 2008	6.1 °C22 December 2008	19.1 °C	234 mm	5
2007	30.1 °C18 March 2007	6.7 °C10 January 2007	19.4 °C	328 mm	1
2006	30.3 °C15 March 2006	7.8 °C3 January 2006	19.3 °C	369 mm	2
2005	31.1 °C26 February 2005	5.2 °C1 January 2005	19.5 °C	341 mm	6
2004	30.3 °C17 May 2004	6.4 °C31 December 2004	19.3 °C	299 mm	6
2003	30.5 °C20 February 2003	5.0 °C14 January 2003	19.6 °C	254 mm	2
2002	31.5 °C8 March 2002	6.7 °C11 February 2002	19.7 °C	211 mm	5
2001	31.5 °C17 April 2001	5.3 °C4 February 2001	19.4 °C	310 mm	17
2000	30.3 °C25 March 2000	6.3 °C3 January 2000	19.2 °C	214 mm	2
1999	29.0 °C2 March 1999	6.9 °C24 December 1999	19.0 °C	323 mm	0
1998	31.5 °C30 March 1998	5.8 °C26 December 1998	20.0 °C	249 mm	19
1997	31.3 °C22 March 1997	7.5 °C17 February 1997	19.7 °C	418 mm	13
1996	31.6 °C4 April 1996	6.5 °C19 December 1996	19.2 °C	380 mm	14
1995	31.8 °C31 March 1995	6.4 °C9 January 1995	19.7 °C	272 mm	10
1994	31.1 °C29 March 1994	6.4 °C18 November 1994	19.2 °C	284 mm	11
1993	30.2 °C10 April 1993	6.5 °C12 December 1993	19.1 °C	346 mm	1
1992	30.9 °C26 March 1992	8.3 °C21 November 1992	19.7 °C	257 mm	8
1991	31.1 °C21 March 1991	7.7 °C16 December 1991	19.3 °C	384 mm	4
1990	31.2 °C19 May 1990	5.7 °C26 December 1990	19.6 °C	291 mm	6
1989	29.3 °C2 June 1989	7.1 °C11 January 1989	18.9 °C	328 mm	0
1988	31.5 °C24 May 1988	4.8 °C15 December 1988	19.5 °C	267 mm	8
1987	29.4 °C3 March 1987	4.6 °C18 January 1987	19.3 °C	401 mm	0
1986	30.3 °C14 March 1986	4.2 °C4 January 1986	19.0 °C	333 mm	1
1985	29.4 °C20 March 1985	4.9 °C21 February 1985	18.7 °C	447 mm	0
1984	30.6 °C9 April 1984	5.7 °C13 January 1984	18.8 °C	323 mm	4
1983	30.6 °C22 March 1983	6.0 °C16 December 1983	19.1 °C	467 mm	2
1982	31.3 °C26 March 1982	6.5 °C1 November 1982	19.3 °C	399 mm	4
1981	30.2 °C15 June 1981	6.0 °C10 December 1981	18.8 °C	473 mm	1
1980	30.5 °C7 May 1980	6.8 °C30 December 1980	19.6 °C	260 mm	4
1979	30.4 °C15 May 1979	8.0 °C4 December 1979	19.3 °C	462 mm	6
1978	30.7 °C1 June 1978	6.1 °C2 February 1978	18.9 °C	457 mm	2
1977	29.5 °C31 March 1977	6.4 °C27 November 1977	19.0 °C	709 mm	0
1976	30.5 °C14 March 1976	6.7 °C10 January 1976	18.9 °C	531 mm	1
1975	30.1 °C17 March 1975	6.5 °C9 January 1975	18.8 °C	422 mm	1
1974	31.3 °C29 April 1974	7.0 °C2 January 1974	18.6 °C	329 mm	5
1973	31.2 °C17 March 1973	4.9 °C16 December 1973	19.1 °C	322 mm	17
1972	30.2 °C12 June 1972	6.1 °C15 December 1972	19.1 °C	300 mm	2
1971	29.6 °C28 February 1971	4.2 °C10 January 1971	18.6 °C	282 mm	0
1970	31.5 °C18 May 1970	6.3 °C23 December 1970	19.3 °C	372 mm	10
1969	31.0 °C19 March 1969	5.8 °C7 February 1969	19.7 °C	257 mm	5
1968	30.6 °C12 June 1968	3.5 °C5 January 1968	18.6 °C	459 mm	1
1967	31.0 °C18 March 1967	2.4 °C24 December 1967	18.6 °C	723 mm	5
1966	30.7 °C14 May 1966	6.2 °C10 December 1966	19.4 °C	390 mm	6
1965	30.6 °C21 March 1965	7.3 °C19 December 1965	19.1 °C	316 mm	5
1964	30.4 °C25 March 1964	7.1 °C28 December 1964	19.2 °C	341 mm	10
1963	30.8 °C26 March 1963	7.0 °C15 January 1963	18.9 °C	617 mm	3
1962	30.9 °C3 April 1962	5.6 °C19 January 1962	18.8 °C	421 mm	2
1961	29.7 °C3 June 1961	4.8 °C5 January 1961	18.5 °C	549 mm	0
1960	29.3 °C12 October 1960	5.5 °C21 January 1960	18.2 °C	570 mm	0
1959	30.2 °C10 April 1959	6.7 °C24 December 1959	19.0 °C	395 mm	3
1958	31.2 °C23 May 1958	7.6 °C28 November 1958	19.6 °C	320 mm	8
1957	29.9 °C26 March 1957	6.3 °C19 December 1957	18.9 °C	450 mm	0
1956	30.2 °C29 March 1956	5.5 °C26 January 1956	18.6 °C	416 mm	3
1955	29.9 °C8 March 1955	4.5 °C1 March 1955	18.7 °C	357 mm	0
1954	29.1 °C28 May 1954	5.9 °C21 December 1954	18.4 °C	429 mm	0
1953	28.4 °C1 April 1953	6.3 °C9 January 1953	18.0 °C	802 mm	0
1952	29.3 °C23 March 1952	7.2 °C7 January 1952	18.2 °C	674 mm	0
1951	28.7 °C5 March 1951	5.7 °C23 January 1951	17.9 °C	808 mm	0
1950	28.2 °C7 March 1950	4.2 °C4 January 1950	17.1 °C	792 mm	0
1949	29.7 °C7 March 1949	7.0 °C5 January 1949	18.0 °C	682 mm	0
1948	29.6 °C5 April 1948	6.3 °C1 January 1948	18.6 °C	610 mm	0
1947	28.6 °C5 February 1947	6.2 °C31 December 1947	18.0 °C	815 mm	0
1946	30.5 °C27 April 1946	5.6 °C12 February 1946	18.9 °C	357 mm	5
1945	30.2 °C29 April 1945	6.5 °C13 December 1945	18.7 °C	278 mm	2
1944	30.4 °C28 March 1944	6.1 °C13 January 1944	19.2 °C	313 mm	5
1943	30.7 °C20 May 1943	5.2 °C7 February 1943	18.4 °C	255 mm	5
1942	30.9 °C10 May 1942	6.6 °C21 January 1942	19.3 °C	262 mm	9
1941	30.7 °C4 June 1941	3.6 °C11 January 1941	19.0 °C	374 mm	6
1940	28.4 °C17 July 1940	6.2 °C17 December 1940	18.1 °C	885 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

27.1 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

225 mm

-170 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.3 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Feb	28.2 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-12 mm
Mar	29.1 °C	+1.9 °C	8 mm	-25 mm
Apr	29.5 °C	+2.9 °C	15 mm	-63 mm
May	29.0 °C	+2.3 °C	65 mm	+5 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	+2.2 °C	4 mm	-15 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	+1.7 °C	25 mm	-16 mm
Aug	25.2 °C	+0.2 °C	27 mm	-18 mm
Sep	26.6 °C	+0.9 °C	24 mm	-17 mm
Oct	26.3 °C	+0.8 °C	55 mm	+9 mm
Nov	25.6 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-13 mm
Dec	26.2 °C	+2.0 °C	2 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.1 °C

3 Apr 2025

Coldest day

6.4 °C

6 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.1 mm

10 Oct 2025

Windiest day

39.8 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

77.4 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.2 °C

3 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

12 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gedeb?

Gedeb has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 395 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gedeb?

The hottest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 32.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gedeb?

The coldest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1967, at 2.4 °C.

Does it snow in Gedeb?

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

Has the climate of Gedeb warmed?

Yes: Gedeb warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gedeb?

The wettest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1977, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gedeb?

The windiest day measured in Gedeb between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 2025, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gedeb?

The warmest month in Gedeb is May (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (16.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Gedeb?

Gedeb receives on average 395 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gedeb?

Gedeb gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Gedeb?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gedeb?

In Gedeb, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 3 April 1962, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 24 December 1967.

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