K’ola Diba climate — normals and trends
K’ola Diba (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 2,110 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
K’ola Diba averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
K’ola Diba has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 23 April 2009) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 6 February 1993).
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
K’ola DibaAmhara
- coords
- 12.42°, 37.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,110mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
33.6 °C
23 April 2009
Coldest day
5.7 °C
6 February 1993
Wettest day
132 mm
23 September 1958
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
23 June 1968
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
22 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
26 February 1968
Sunniest day
12.6 h
19 May 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 | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -149 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 75 mm | -215 mm |
| Jul | 22.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 386 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 569 mm | +87 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 375 mm | -72 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 144 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 24.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of K’ola Diba?
K’ola Diba has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 2,110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in K’ola Diba?
The hottest day measured in K’ola Diba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2009, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in K’ola Diba?
The coldest day measured in K’ola Diba between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1993, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in K’ola Diba?
Almost never: K’ola Diba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of K’ola Diba warmed?
Yes: K’ola Diba warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in K’ola Diba?
The wettest day measured in K’ola Diba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1958, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in K’ola Diba?
The windiest day measured in K’ola Diba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1968, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in K’ola Diba?
The warmest month in K’ola Diba is April (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.8 °C).
How much does it rain in K’ola Diba?
K’ola Diba receives on average 2,110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in K’ola Diba?
K’ola Diba gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in K’ola Diba?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in K’ola Diba.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in K’ola Diba?
In K’ola Diba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 26 February 1968.
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