Harbu climate — normals and trends
Harbu (Ethiopia) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,014 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 June (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Harbu averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Harbu 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 30.9 °C (on 18 June 1981) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 5 January 1950).
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
HarbuAmhara
- coords
- 10.92°, 39.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,014mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°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
22.6 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
30.9 °C
18 June 1981
Coldest day
1.6 °C
5 January 1950
Wettest day
94 mm
30 November 1949
Windiest day
21.9 km/h
8 June 1965
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
8 June 1965
Hottest feels-like
30.0 °C
23 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
-1.9 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.2 h
13 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -60 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 108 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 29 mm | -101 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 70 mm | -80 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 309 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 21.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Harbu?
Harbu has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 1,014 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Harbu?
The hottest day measured in Harbu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1981, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Harbu?
The coldest day measured in Harbu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1950, at 1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Harbu?
Almost never: Harbu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Harbu warmed?
Yes: Harbu warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Harbu?
The wettest day measured in Harbu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1949, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Harbu?
The windiest day measured in Harbu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1965, with winds reaching 21.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Harbu?
The warmest month in Harbu is June (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Harbu?
Harbu receives on average 1,014 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Harbu?
Harbu gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Harbu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Harbu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Harbu?
In Harbu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.0 °C on 23 April 1998, and the lowest was -1.9 °C on 18 January 1941.
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