Gīnch’ī climate — normals and trends
Gīnch’ī (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,817 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gīnch’ī averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Gīnch’ī has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 2.8 °C (on 26 November 1942).
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
Gīnch’īOromiya
- coords
- 9.03°, 38.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,817mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
30.4 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
2.8 °C
26 November 1942
Wettest day
169 mm
23 April 1981
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
26 May 2003
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
20 September 1946
Hottest feels-like
29.6 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
26 November 1942
Sunniest day
12.2 h
8 May 1941
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 | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 74 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 23.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 286 mm | +135 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 200 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 445 mm | +112 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 292 mm | -87 mm |
| Sep | 20.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 472 mm | +154 mm |
| Oct | 21.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gīnch’ī?
Gīnch’ī has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,817 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gīnch’ī?
The hottest day measured in Gīnch’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gīnch’ī?
The coldest day measured in Gīnch’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, at 2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gīnch’ī?
Almost never: Gīnch’ī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gīnch’ī warmed?
Yes: Gīnch’ī warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gīnch’ī?
The wettest day measured in Gīnch’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1981, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gīnch’ī?
The windiest day measured in Gīnch’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2003, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gīnch’ī?
The warmest month in Gīnch’ī is March (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gīnch’ī?
Gīnch’ī receives on average 1,817 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gīnch’ī?
Gīnch’ī gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gīnch’ī?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gīnch’ī.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gīnch’ī?
In Gīnch’ī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.6 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 26 November 1942.
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