Gode climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gode?

Gode has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 279 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 41.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gode?

The coldest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 14.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gode?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gode warmed?

Yes: Gode warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gode?

The wettest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2024, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gode?

The windiest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gode?

The warmest month in Gode is March (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (27.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gode?

Gode receives on average 279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gode?

Gode gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gode (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 279 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (27.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Gode averages 0 frost days, 338 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.

Gode has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 27 March 1941) and the coldest 14.8 °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

GodeSomali

coords: 5.95°, 43.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMarchColdest monthNovemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.8°C

Average daily high

33.6°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

279mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

48%

Average peak wind

23.2km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

338 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

49 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.0 °C

Average feels-like low

24.2 °C

Average peak gust

39.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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

41.3 °C

27 March 1941

Coldest day

14.8 °C

17 December 1967

Wettest day

112 mm

25 April 2024

Windiest day

44.2 km/h

11 August 1983

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

11 August 1983

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

16 April 1980

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

17 December 1967

Sunniest day

12.0 h

12 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.5 °C15 March 2025	21.4 °C6 January 2025	30.0 °C	168 mm	360
2024	39.1 °C9 March 2024	20.3 °C10 January 2024	30.2 °C	319 mm	359
2023	38.3 °C10 February 2023	19.2 °C5 December 2023	29.3 °C	511 mm	340
2022	38.7 °C3 April 2022	20.2 °C20 December 2022	29.9 °C	115 mm	358
2021	38.4 °C23 March 2021	20.4 °C9 January 2021	29.7 °C	128 mm	358
2020	39.3 °C26 February 2020	19.3 °C17 January 2020	29.8 °C	334 mm	358
2019	38.9 °C30 March 2019	18.8 °C18 December 2019	29.3 °C	355 mm	342
2018	39.0 °C28 March 2018	17.9 °C13 January 2018	29.0 °C	293 mm	356
2017	38.8 °C8 March 2017	18.9 °C13 December 2017	29.6 °C	163 mm	353
2016	40.0 °C20 March 2016	20.2 °C15 December 2016	29.8 °C	149 mm	362
2015	38.7 °C28 February 2015	19.0 °C24 November 2015	28.9 °C	481 mm	338
2014	38.3 °C28 March 2014	19.4 °C31 December 2014	29.5 °C	214 mm	353
2013	38.0 °C15 March 2013	19.4 °C7 December 2013	28.8 °C	315 mm	342
2012	38.9 °C6 March 2012	20.3 °C2 January 2012	29.3 °C	231 mm	357
2011	37.9 °C26 March 2011	17.7 °C20 November 2011	29.1 °C	296 mm	334
2010	39.3 °C14 March 2010	18.6 °C12 January 2010	29.5 °C	214 mm	361
2009	38.1 °C3 March 2009	20.3 °C7 November 2009	29.6 °C	179 mm	359
2008	38.4 °C30 January 2008	17.1 °C18 November 2008	28.8 °C	206 mm	348
2007	39.3 °C8 April 2007	18.1 °C17 November 2007	29.4 °C	221 mm	350
2006	38.1 °C3 March 2006	19.7 °C8 December 2006	28.8 °C	368 mm	318
2005	39.2 °C1 April 2005	19.5 °C2 January 2005	29.0 °C	230 mm	349
2004	38.4 °C22 March 2004	19.5 °C27 November 2004	28.8 °C	264 mm	337
2003	39.6 °C5 April 2003	17.3 °C12 December 2003	29.0 °C	296 mm	347
2002	39.0 °C27 March 2002	20.3 °C19 November 2002	28.9 °C	350 mm	336
2001	37.4 °C28 March 2001	18.3 °C2 January 2001	29.0 °C	161 mm	348
2000	38.4 °C19 February 2000	20.1 °C28 November 2000	28.5 °C	320 mm	337
1999	37.5 °C25 March 1999	19.1 °C25 December 1999	29.1 °C	164 mm	356
1998	39.7 °C14 April 1998	19.1 °C23 November 1998	29.5 °C	173 mm	358
1997	39.1 °C2 February 1997	19.8 °C10 December 1997	28.3 °C	612 mm	311
1996	38.7 °C30 March 1996	19.6 °C2 December 1996	28.8 °C	256 mm	339
1995	37.8 °C8 February 1995	19.9 °C13 November 1995	29.0 °C	258 mm	345
1994	38.9 °C28 March 1994	18.8 °C20 November 1994	28.7 °C	409 mm	334
1993	37.9 °C11 March 1993	21.1 °C12 December 1993	29.0 °C	184 mm	345
1992	38.3 °C27 March 1992	19.5 °C18 November 1992	29.3 °C	139 mm	356
1991	38.6 °C17 March 1991	21.1 °C19 December 1991	29.0 °C	236 mm	346
1990	38.0 °C15 February 1990	19.8 °C26 December 1990	29.1 °C	293 mm	342
1989	38.0 °C26 February 1989	19.8 °C26 January 1989	28.7 °C	270 mm	341
1988	38.3 °C7 April 1988	19.9 °C2 December 1988	29.4 °C	294 mm	353
1987	38.9 °C10 March 1987	18.5 °C19 January 1987	29.6 °C	169 mm	355
1986	38.7 °C11 March 1986	18.3 °C4 January 1986	29.0 °C	196 mm	355
1985	38.7 °C14 March 1985	17.6 °C22 February 1985	28.5 °C	289 mm	341
1984	38.4 °C10 April 1984	18.6 °C4 January 1984	28.9 °C	151 mm	358
1983	38.9 °C14 April 1983	20.4 °C24 October 1983	29.4 °C	204 mm	355
1982	37.8 °C10 March 1982	19.5 °C21 November 1982	28.6 °C	348 mm	339
1981	37.5 °C5 March 1981	19.3 °C9 November 1981	28.2 °C	325 mm	338
1980	37.8 °C31 March 1980	20.6 °C5 December 1980	29.1 °C	213 mm	360
1979	39.2 °C20 April 1979	20.3 °C14 November 1979	28.9 °C	310 mm	353
1978	37.6 °C4 March 1978	18.9 °C22 January 1978	28.8 °C	310 mm	340
1977	37.7 °C21 March 1977	19.6 °C1 December 1977	28.6 °C	472 mm	322
1976	36.9 °C11 March 1976	20.9 °C6 November 1976	28.7 °C	269 mm	338
1975	37.7 °C1 May 1975	20.3 °C12 January 1975	28.9 °C	149 mm	354
1974	37.2 °C4 April 1974	19.0 °C7 November 1974	28.8 °C	159 mm	356
1973	38.2 °C16 April 1973	18.0 °C16 December 1973	28.9 °C	206 mm	359
1972	38.3 °C29 March 1972	19.7 °C24 November 1972	28.6 °C	379 mm	330
1971	39.1 °C26 February 1971	19.8 °C6 December 1971	28.5 °C	230 mm	346
1970	38.1 °C13 March 1970	19.8 °C14 November 1970	28.8 °C	298 mm	339
1969	38.0 °C19 March 1969	19.8 °C11 December 1969	29.0 °C	208 mm	347
1968	37.4 °C13 March 1968	17.8 °C2 January 1968	27.8 °C	370 mm	338
1967	39.1 °C25 March 1967	14.8 °C17 December 1967	27.7 °C	522 mm	295
1966	37.2 °C25 March 1966	19.4 °C11 January 1966	28.6 °C	308 mm	345
1965	36.7 °C31 March 1965	19.3 °C7 January 1965	28.0 °C	265 mm	324
1964	37.7 °C9 March 1964	19.5 °C21 October 1964	28.3 °C	215 mm	342
1963	38.6 °C21 March 1963	18.1 °C15 January 1963	28.1 °C	433 mm	314
1962	38.5 °C5 April 1962	19.1 °C2 January 1962	28.4 °C	213 mm	345
1961	38.4 °C23 March 1961	19.5 °C4 January 1961	28.7 °C	285 mm	341
1960	37.8 °C13 March 1960	17.9 °C18 January 1960	28.0 °C	402 mm	326
1959	38.6 °C30 March 1959	18.4 °C8 December 1959	28.8 °C	225 mm	352
1958	38.1 °C18 February 1958	20.6 °C22 July 1958	29.2 °C	161 mm	356
1957	37.4 °C15 March 1957	17.5 °C20 December 1957	27.8 °C	514 mm	304
1956	37.8 °C2 April 1956	19.6 °C26 January 1956	28.7 °C	165 mm	350
1955	36.7 °C1 April 1955	18.9 °C20 October 1955	28.5 °C	180 mm	335
1954	36.8 °C21 March 1954	17.7 °C11 January 1954	28.1 °C	271 mm	319
1953	36.6 °C28 March 1953	19.6 °C13 November 1953	27.5 °C	489 mm	245
1952	37.4 °C24 March 1952	19.4 °C29 October 1952	27.8 °C	389 mm	288
1951	36.4 °C3 March 1951	19.5 °C20 January 1951	27.1 °C	621 mm	239
1950	36.7 °C8 February 1950	19.0 °C15 November 1950	27.3 °C	462 mm	263
1949	37.1 °C9 March 1949	18.7 °C5 January 1949	28.3 °C	270 mm	326
1948	37.8 °C23 March 1948	19.8 °C1 January 1948	28.6 °C	239 mm	328
1947	36.0 °C25 January 1947	20.1 °C9 December 1947	27.5 °C	425 mm	290
1946	38.8 °C19 March 1946	18.6 °C18 January 1946	28.8 °C	164 mm	349
1945	37.5 °C5 March 1945	17.5 °C5 December 1945	28.3 °C	172 mm	334
1944	37.5 °C25 March 1944	18.4 °C10 January 1944	28.7 °C	185 mm	342
1943	37.3 °C21 April 1943	18.7 °C23 December 1943	28.7 °C	44 mm	352
1942	37.4 °C1 April 1942	19.4 °C4 January 1942	28.7 °C	166 mm	339
1941	41.3 °C27 March 1941	17.6 °C19 January 1941	28.7 °C	227 mm	332
1940	36.1 °C15 February 1940	16.4 °C28 November 1940	27.6 °C	523 mm	284

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.8 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

360 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

168 mm

-111 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.1 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	36.4 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Mar	36.9 °C	+1.1 °C	12 mm	-4 mm
Apr	34.1 °C	+0.9 °C	109 mm	+26 mm
May	34.6 °C	+2.0 °C	28 mm	-30 mm
Jun	34.3 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Jul	32.8 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Aug	33.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Sep	35.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Oct	34.5 °C	+2.5 °C	17 mm	-48 mm
Nov	35.1 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-35 mm
Dec	34.9 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.4 °C

6 Jan 2025

Wettest day

27.4 mm

13 Apr 2025

Windiest day

39.5 km/h

11 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

61.6 km/h

14 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

20 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.0 °C

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

12 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gode?

Gode has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 279 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gode?

The hottest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 41.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gode?

The coldest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, at 14.8 °C.

Does it snow in Gode?

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

Has the climate of Gode warmed?

Yes: Gode warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gode?

The wettest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2024, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gode?

The windiest day measured in Gode between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1983, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gode?

The warmest month in Gode is March (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (27.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Gode?

Gode receives on average 279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gode?

Gode gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Gode?

Yes: Gode has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gode?

In Gode, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 16 April 1980, and the lowest was 12.7 °C on 17 December 1967.

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