Jijiga climate — normals and trends
Jijiga (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 446 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Jijiga averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Jijiga has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 16 March 2016) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 6 January 1968).
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
JijigaSomali
- coords
- 9.35°, 42.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
446mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
33.2 °C
16 March 2016
Coldest day
4.5 °C
6 January 1968
Wettest day
66 mm
21 October 1960
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
6 July 1944
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
3 July 2009
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 70 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 30 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jijiga?
Jijiga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 446 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jijiga?
The hottest day measured in Jijiga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2016, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jijiga?
The coldest day measured in Jijiga between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1968, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Jijiga?
Almost never: Jijiga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jijiga warmed?
Yes: Jijiga warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jijiga?
The wettest day measured in Jijiga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1960, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jijiga?
The windiest day measured in Jijiga between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jijiga?
The warmest month in Jijiga is March (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Jijiga?
Jijiga receives on average 446 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jijiga?
Jijiga gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jijiga?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Jijiga.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jijiga?
In Jijiga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 22 March 2009, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 18 January 1941.
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