Gonder climate — normals and trends
Gonder (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 2,138 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 April (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gonder averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Gonder has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 11 March 2022) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 6 February 1993).
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
GonderAmhara
- coords
- 12.60°, 37.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,138mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
32.1 °C
11 March 2022
Coldest day
5.2 °C
6 February 1993
Wettest day
168 mm
23 September 1958
Windiest day
26.6 km/h
23 June 1968
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
21 August 1966
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
14 March 1999
Sunniest day
12.6 h
19 May 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 | 25.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 14 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 30 mm | -118 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 82 mm | -216 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 421 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 544 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 406 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 122 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gonder?
Gonder has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 2,138 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gonder?
The hottest day measured in Gonder between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2022, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gonder?
The coldest day measured in Gonder between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1993, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gonder?
Almost never: Gonder sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gonder warmed?
Yes: Gonder warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gonder?
The wettest day measured in Gonder between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1958, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gonder?
The windiest day measured in Gonder between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1968, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gonder?
The warmest month in Gonder is April (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gonder?
Gonder receives on average 2,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gonder?
Gonder gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gonder?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gonder.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gonder?
In Gonder, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 14 March 1999.
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