Gimbi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gimbi?

Gimbi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,906 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, reaching 35.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gimbi?

The coldest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1975, at 10.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gimbi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gimbi warmed?

Yes: Gimbi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gimbi?

The wettest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1963, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gimbi?

The windiest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gimbi?

The warmest month in Gimbi is March (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gimbi?

Gimbi receives on average 2,906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gimbi?

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

Gimbi (Ethiopia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,906 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Gimbi averages 0 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Gimbi has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 9 March 2016) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 29 November 1975).

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

GimbiOromiya

coords: 9.17°, 35.83°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.6°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,906mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

8.8km/h

Seasonal range

5.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

59 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

16.2 °C

Average peak gust

25.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

7 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

35.5 °C

9 March 2016

Coldest day

10.9 °C

29 November 1975

Wettest day

160 mm

29 September 1963

Windiest day

25.2 km/h

22 August 2024

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

22 August 2024

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

3 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

7.8 °C

6 January 2017

Sunniest day

12.3 h

17 May 1964

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.5 °C31 March 2025	14.6 °C3 July 2025	21.7 °C	2,382 mm	99
2024	34.7 °C20 April 2024	14.3 °C7 August 2024	22.0 °C	2,348 mm	100
2023	34.2 °C10 April 2023	13.2 °C22 March 2023	21.6 °C	2,399 mm	83
2022	34.4 °C8 March 2022	13.8 °C26 December 2022	21.2 °C	2,683 mm	75
2021	33.8 °C12 March 2021	13.1 °C12 December 2021	21.4 °C	2,439 mm	70
2020	35.2 °C1 April 2020	13.1 °C29 December 2020	21.5 °C	2,571 mm	81
2019	34.5 °C27 March 2019	12.4 °C13 January 2019	21.5 °C	2,764 mm	106
2018	34.9 °C9 March 2018	14.0 °C3 March 2018	21.3 °C	2,770 mm	91
2017	33.8 °C16 March 2017	11.6 °C6 January 2017	21.5 °C	2,717 mm	101
2016	35.5 °C9 March 2016	13.0 °C6 December 2016	21.8 °C	2,671 mm	103
2015	34.2 °C23 February 2015	10.9 °C11 January 2015	21.7 °C	2,672 mm	94
2014	33.3 °C4 February 2014	14.0 °C31 December 2014	21.0 °C	3,199 mm	61
2013	35.0 °C1 March 2013	11.5 °C15 December 2013	21.3 °C	2,922 mm	98
2012	34.6 °C17 March 2012	13.0 °C16 October 2012	21.5 °C	2,640 mm	98
2011	33.4 °C19 February 2011	11.9 °C3 December 2011	21.0 °C	2,696 mm	83
2010	35.0 °C12 April 2010	13.7 °C18 November 2010	21.4 °C	2,912 mm	86
2009	34.1 °C22 March 2009	13.3 °C9 November 2009	21.7 °C	2,393 mm	106
2008	33.5 °C5 March 2008	12.4 °C23 November 2008	20.9 °C	2,956 mm	73
2007	34.7 °C10 March 2007	12.8 °C14 December 2007	21.3 °C	2,737 mm	91
2006	34.6 °C21 April 2006	13.3 °C20 November 2006	21.4 °C	2,913 mm	110
2005	35.0 °C26 February 2005	13.2 °C7 January 2005	21.5 °C	2,718 mm	87
2004	35.3 °C22 March 2004	13.4 °C21 October 2004	20.9 °C	2,715 mm	80
2003	34.4 °C21 February 2003	13.5 °C13 November 2003	21.3 °C	2,277 mm	91
2002	34.4 °C2 April 2002	13.2 °C16 January 2002	21.2 °C	2,620 mm	91
2001	34.1 °C16 April 2001	13.0 °C7 November 2001	20.6 °C	2,856 mm	46
2000	35.2 °C29 March 2000	12.7 °C11 December 2000	20.6 °C	3,024 mm	77
1999	34.0 °C26 March 1999	11.9 °C24 November 1999	20.8 °C	3,181 mm	87
1998	35.1 °C9 April 1998	11.7 °C23 November 1998	21.7 °C	2,592 mm	97
1997	34.2 °C8 March 1997	13.3 °C25 November 1997	20.7 °C	3,361 mm	43
1996	34.8 °C13 March 1996	12.4 °C12 November 1996	20.6 °C	3,144 mm	53
1995	34.2 °C18 March 1995	13.1 °C6 November 1995	21.3 °C	2,943 mm	81
1994	34.5 °C2 April 1994	13.0 °C5 November 1994	21.3 °C	2,899 mm	106
1993	32.4 °C30 December 1993	11.7 °C7 February 1993	20.6 °C	3,032 mm	33
1992	33.8 °C12 March 1992	11.0 °C3 January 1992	20.2 °C	2,935 mm	41
1991	33.7 °C22 February 1991	11.4 °C10 November 1991	20.7 °C	2,867 mm	52
1990	33.3 °C15 April 1990	12.6 °C25 October 1990	20.6 °C	2,664 mm	39
1989	32.1 °C28 February 1989	12.0 °C22 January 1989	20.2 °C	3,127 mm	26
1988	33.7 °C17 April 1988	12.7 °C25 November 1988	20.8 °C	2,893 mm	69
1987	33.3 °C15 April 1987	13.2 °C4 January 1987	20.8 °C	3,190 mm	52
1986	32.0 °C27 March 1986	12.8 °C16 January 1986	20.5 °C	2,892 mm	42
1985	33.3 °C16 March 1985	12.7 °C24 October 1985	20.2 °C	3,444 mm	57
1984	33.1 °C20 February 1984	12.8 °C8 October 1984	20.8 °C	2,604 mm	74
1983	33.6 °C19 April 1983	12.4 °C26 December 1983	20.9 °C	2,779 mm	70
1982	32.7 °C22 April 1982	12.8 °C23 October 1982	20.3 °C	2,907 mm	31
1981	33.4 °C17 April 1981	11.3 °C3 December 1981	20.6 °C	2,923 mm	43
1980	32.0 °C18 March 1980	12.4 °C1 November 1980	20.4 °C	3,501 mm	18
1979	32.8 °C20 April 1979	12.9 °C12 November 1979	20.2 °C	3,450 mm	43
1978	32.7 °C27 March 1978	11.9 °C1 December 1978	20.4 °C	3,202 mm	52
1977	33.6 °C21 April 1977	12.4 °C24 November 1977	20.6 °C	2,770 mm	58
1976	31.8 °C17 April 1976	11.8 °C3 January 1976	20.0 °C	3,207 mm	20
1975	31.8 °C16 April 1975	10.9 °C29 November 1975	19.8 °C	3,138 mm	20
1974	33.2 °C10 April 1974	12.8 °C27 March 1974	20.1 °C	3,046 mm	30
1973	34.0 °C17 March 1973	11.3 °C13 December 1973	20.7 °C	3,196 mm	78
1972	33.1 °C9 March 1972	12.8 °C2 January 1972	20.4 °C	3,024 mm	44
1971	33.3 °C7 March 1971	11.8 °C20 December 1971	19.8 °C	3,052 mm	49
1970	33.7 °C8 April 1970	13.2 °C3 January 1970	20.6 °C	3,215 mm	71
1969	32.5 °C14 April 1969	12.7 °C30 January 1969	20.3 °C	3,028 mm	34
1968	32.8 °C31 March 1968	11.5 °C21 December 1968	20.4 °C	2,412 mm	60
1967	32.3 °C15 February 1967	11.6 °C8 January 1967	19.8 °C	2,777 mm	25
1966	33.3 °C14 May 1966	12.1 °C26 December 1966	20.8 °C	2,007 mm	94
1965	32.3 °C13 May 1965	11.6 °C18 January 1965	20.6 °C	2,158 mm	83
1964	33.2 °C11 April 1964	11.9 °C7 December 1964	20.5 °C	2,221 mm	105
1963	32.7 °C27 March 1963	12.0 °C27 December 1963	19.7 °C	3,445 mm	25
1962	32.9 °C27 February 1962	12.2 °C5 January 1962	19.6 °C	3,455 mm	30
1961	34.0 °C15 May 1961	12.7 °C6 December 1961	20.0 °C	3,127 mm	39
1960	32.4 °C22 March 1960	13.3 °C11 November 1960	19.6 °C	3,512 mm	7
1959	33.3 °C17 March 1959	13.3 °C11 December 1959	19.9 °C	3,244 mm	27
1958	33.8 °C29 March 1958	12.6 °C16 November 1958	20.5 °C	3,285 mm	59
1957	31.5 °C21 February 1957	12.3 °C5 February 1957	20.1 °C	3,062 mm	24
1956	33.5 °C10 March 1956	12.4 °C7 November 1956	20.0 °C	3,077 mm	54
1955	33.2 °C12 March 1955	12.9 °C24 November 1955	19.7 °C	3,152 mm	27
1954	32.8 °C18 March 1954	12.4 °C4 January 1954	19.8 °C	2,576 mm	52
1953	32.8 °C30 March 1953	11.7 °C21 December 1953	19.4 °C	3,559 mm	19
1952	32.1 °C22 February 1952	12.0 °C30 October 1952	19.7 °C	3,687 mm	40
1951	32.9 °C7 March 1951	12.5 °C25 December 1951	19.7 °C	3,394 mm	38
1950	30.8 °C1 March 1950	12.1 °C5 September 1950	18.6 °C	3,501 mm	1
1949	30.8 °C24 March 1949	11.8 °C11 December 1949	19.2 °C	3,126 mm	8
1948	31.8 °C16 April 1948	12.3 °C12 November 1948	19.7 °C	3,186 mm	22
1947	31.9 °C16 March 1947	11.4 °C4 December 1947	19.6 °C	3,175 mm	43
1946	33.1 °C23 February 1946	12.2 °C12 January 1946	20.1 °C	2,746 mm	74
1945	32.1 °C24 February 1945	11.7 °C9 December 1945	20.0 °C	2,649 mm	27
1944	33.4 °C15 April 1944	12.7 °C7 December 1944	20.2 °C	2,787 mm	52
1943	32.1 °C16 February 1943	12.0 °C7 November 1943	19.5 °C	2,140 mm	46
1942	31.0 °C4 February 1942	11.7 °C27 November 1942	19.7 °C	2,697 mm	29
1941	35.4 °C28 March 1941	12.2 °C20 November 1941	20.5 °C	2,643 mm	80
1940	31.6 °C11 April 1940	11.4 °C10 December 1940	19.8 °C	2,902 mm	31

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

99 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2382 mm

-524 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-14 mm
Feb	32.0 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-24 mm
Mar	32.2 °C	+1.9 °C	6 mm	-45 mm
Apr	30.5 °C	+1.0 °C	51 mm	-69 mm
May	28.2 °C	+1.3 °C	247 mm	-121 mm
Jun	26.3 °C	+1.5 °C	405 mm	-78 mm
Jul	23.9 °C	+0.8 °C	439 mm	-19 mm
Aug	22.8 °C	-0.3 °C	436 mm	-56 mm
Sep	24.8 °C	+0.7 °C	436 mm	-73 mm
Oct	25.3 °C	+0.1 °C	361 mm	+68 mm
Nov	27.0 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-77 mm
Dec	29.0 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.5 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.6 °C

3 Jul 2025

Wettest day

39.6 mm

27 May 2025

Windiest day

15.8 km/h

28 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.1 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

16 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gimbi?

Gimbi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 2,906 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gimbi?

The hottest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2016, reaching 35.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gimbi?

The coldest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1975, at 10.9 °C.

Does it snow in Gimbi?

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

Has the climate of Gimbi warmed?

Yes: Gimbi warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gimbi?

The wettest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1963, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gimbi?

The windiest day measured in Gimbi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gimbi?

The warmest month in Gimbi is March (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Gimbi?

Gimbi receives on average 2,906 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gimbi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Gimbi?

Yes: Gimbi has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gimbi?

In Gimbi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 3 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 6 January 2017.

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