Ibnat climate — normals and trends
Ibnat (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,496 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ibnat averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Ibnat has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 19 April 1998) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 12 February 1983).
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
IbnatAmhara
- coords
- 12.13°, 38.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,496mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
12 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
33.7 °C
19 April 1998
Coldest day
4.5 °C
12 February 1983
Wettest day
68 mm
29 August 1987
Windiest day
25.6 km/h
22 May 1991
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
28 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
1 March 1940
Sunniest day
12.5 h
18 May 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 88 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 473 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 537 mm | +115 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 170 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ibnat?
Ibnat has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 1,496 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibnat?
The hottest day measured in Ibnat between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ibnat?
The coldest day measured in Ibnat between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1983, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ibnat?
Almost never: Ibnat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ibnat warmed?
Yes: Ibnat warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ibnat?
The wettest day measured in Ibnat between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1987, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ibnat?
The windiest day measured in Ibnat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1991, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ibnat?
The warmest month in Ibnat is April (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ibnat?
Ibnat receives on average 1,496 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ibnat?
Ibnat gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ibnat?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ibnat.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibnat?
In Ibnat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 1 March 1940.
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