Hartīshēk climate — normals and trends
Hartīshēk (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 363 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Hartīshēk averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Hartīshēk has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 24 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
HartīshēkSomali
- coords
- 9.16°, 43.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.4°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
363mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
33.1 °C
16 March 2016
Coldest day
4.2 °C
24 December 1967
Wettest day
56 mm
26 October 1977
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
19 July 2020
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
19 July 2020
Hottest feels-like
33.9 °C
3 April 1962
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
10 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 54 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hartīshēk?
Hartīshēk has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 363 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hartīshēk?
The hottest day measured in Hartīshēk between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hartīshēk?
The coldest day measured in Hartīshēk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1967, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hartīshēk?
Almost never: Hartīshēk sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hartīshēk warmed?
Yes: Hartīshēk warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hartīshēk?
The wettest day measured in Hartīshēk between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1977, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hartīshēk?
The windiest day measured in Hartīshēk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2020, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hartīshēk?
The warmest month in Hartīshēk is March (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hartīshēk?
Hartīshēk receives on average 363 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hartīshēk?
Hartīshēk gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hartīshēk?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hartīshēk.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hartīshēk?
In Hartīshēk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.9 °C on 3 April 1962, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 10 January 1941.
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