Harar climate — normals and trends
Harar (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 843 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Harar averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Harar has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 19 March 2016) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 20 January 1960).
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
HararHarari Region
- coords
- 9.31°, 42.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
843mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
31.0 °C
19 March 2016
Coldest day
5.5 °C
20 January 1960
Wettest day
91 mm
26 March 1997
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
5 July 1944
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
20 November 1994
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
15 March 2025
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
20 January 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 April 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 | 26.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | -62 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 68 mm | -59 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 36 mm | -73 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 118 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 88 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 25.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Harar?
Harar has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 843 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Harar?
The hottest day measured in Harar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2016, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Harar?
The coldest day measured in Harar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1960, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Harar?
Almost never: Harar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Harar warmed?
Yes: Harar warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Harar?
The wettest day measured in Harar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1997, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Harar?
The windiest day measured in Harar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1944, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Harar?
The warmest month in Harar is March (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Harar?
Harar receives on average 843 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Harar?
Harar gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Harar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Harar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Harar?
In Harar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 15 March 2025, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 20 January 1960.
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