Kele climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kele?

Kele has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,090 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kele?

The hottest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2004, reaching 35.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kele?

The coldest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 8.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kele?

Almost never: Kele sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kele warmed?

Yes: Kele warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kele?

The wettest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kele?

The windiest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1997, with winds reaching 15.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kele?

The warmest month in Kele is March (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kele?

Kele receives on average 1,090 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kele?

Kele gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kele (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,090 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Kele averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.

Kele has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 24 March 2004) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 31 December 2011).

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

KeleOromiya

coords: 6.08°, 38.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,090mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

7.6km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

166 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.2 °C

Average peak gust

26.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.6 °C

24 March 2004

Coldest day

8.6 °C

31 December 2011

Wettest day

127 mm

12 May 1979

Windiest day

15.6 km/h

25 August 1997

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

13 November 1987

Hottest feels-like

38.1 °C

11 April 2011

Coldest feels-like

6.1 °C

31 December 2011

Sunniest day

12.1 h

23 April 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.6 °C5 March 2025	12.4 °C22 November 2025	21.7 °C	978 mm	56
2024	33.4 °C19 March 2024	12.9 °C13 December 2024	21.6 °C	1,200 mm	28
2023	34.8 °C6 March 2023	11.9 °C4 January 2023	22.0 °C	1,332 mm	73
2022	34.7 °C10 March 2022	11.6 °C29 January 2022	22.1 °C	840 mm	93
2021	31.7 °C30 December 2021	12.1 °C8 January 2021	21.5 °C	745 mm	20
2020	32.1 °C13 March 2020	10.3 °C28 December 2020	21.2 °C	1,428 mm	31
2019	35.4 °C12 February 2019	12.1 °C13 January 2019	21.9 °C	1,376 mm	98
2018	32.7 °C27 December 2018	11.5 °C23 November 2018	21.2 °C	1,069 mm	52
2017	35.3 °C12 April 2017	9.9 °C7 January 2017	22.0 °C	913 mm	102
2016	33.6 °C29 February 2016	11.2 °C14 November 2016	22.2 °C	696 mm	100
2015	34.2 °C16 March 2015	11.1 °C1 January 2015	22.1 °C	1,165 mm	70
2014	32.3 °C8 March 2014	11.2 °C5 January 2014	21.4 °C	1,158 mm	47
2013	35.3 °C24 February 2013	10.4 °C8 December 2013	21.5 °C	1,016 mm	65
2012	34.1 °C17 February 2012	11.0 °C2 January 2012	21.4 °C	1,031 mm	71
2011	35.4 °C11 April 2011	8.6 °C31 December 2011	21.6 °C	872 mm	97
2010	34.0 °C15 March 2010	10.5 °C21 December 2010	21.7 °C	1,049 mm	65
2009	34.9 °C6 March 2009	11.1 °C11 November 2009	22.2 °C	789 mm	96
2008	33.8 °C4 March 2008	11.0 °C23 November 2008	21.7 °C	853 mm	91
2007	35.5 °C13 March 2007	11.1 °C17 December 2007	21.7 °C	1,025 mm	79
2006	34.5 °C4 February 2006	13.6 °C12 December 2006	21.7 °C	1,324 mm	53
2005	33.9 °C21 February 2005	12.4 °C5 January 2005	21.5 °C	988 mm	71
2004	35.6 °C24 March 2004	13.8 °C9 February 2004	21.4 °C	891 mm	54
2003	34.8 °C6 March 2003	11.9 °C14 January 2003	20.9 °C	811 mm	55
2002	33.3 °C26 February 2002	13.8 °C21 November 2002	21.1 °C	1,027 mm	41
2001	30.6 °C27 December 2001	11.9 °C21 December 2001	20.4 °C	1,218 mm	9
2000	35.2 °C22 March 2000	12.3 °C29 November 2000	20.7 °C	981 mm	82
1999	34.5 °C8 February 1999	11.7 °C6 December 1999	21.4 °C	775 mm	66
1998	33.7 °C29 March 1998	11.3 °C12 December 1998	21.5 °C	840 mm	51
1997	34.2 °C10 March 1997	12.3 °C19 February 1997	21.6 °C	1,109 mm	69
1996	34.0 °C29 February 1996	12.1 °C17 December 1996	20.9 °C	1,237 mm	49
1995	31.7 °C6 February 1995	12.1 °C30 November 1995	21.1 °C	953 mm	27
1994	34.5 °C9 March 1994	12.2 °C1 January 1994	21.1 °C	1,240 mm	80
1993	32.5 °C29 December 1993	11.2 °C31 December 1993	21.0 °C	693 mm	35
1992	34.6 °C12 March 1992	11.1 °C2 January 1992	20.9 °C	1,047 mm	61
1991	32.5 °C14 January 1991	12.0 °C30 December 1991	21.4 °C	943 mm	59
1990	33.6 °C12 February 1990	11.3 °C26 December 1990	21.3 °C	875 mm	46
1989	32.2 °C6 March 1989	11.1 °C18 February 1989	20.6 °C	992 mm	24
1988	34.1 °C16 March 1988	9.9 °C14 December 1988	20.9 °C	1,208 mm	59
1987	33.9 °C5 March 1987	10.6 °C2 February 1987	21.3 °C	1,239 mm	57
1986	31.0 °C19 March 1986	11.1 °C15 January 1986	20.3 °C	1,045 mm	15
1985	33.1 °C15 March 1985	11.5 °C30 December 1985	20.2 °C	1,150 mm	45
1984	31.7 °C4 April 1984	10.7 °C12 February 1984	20.5 °C	798 mm	28
1983	32.7 °C18 March 1983	10.5 °C14 January 1983	20.5 °C	1,192 mm	27
1982	32.6 °C24 March 1982	11.4 °C30 December 1982	20.4 °C	1,186 mm	19
1981	33.2 °C25 February 1981	10.7 °C12 December 1981	20.4 °C	1,279 mm	40
1980	33.1 °C16 March 1980	11.9 °C30 December 1980	21.0 °C	796 mm	55
1979	30.6 °C28 February 1979	12.8 °C1 March 1979	20.4 °C	1,403 mm	5
1978	30.5 °C27 January 1978	10.7 °C7 November 1978	20.1 °C	1,324 mm	4
1977	32.9 °C14 March 1977	10.9 °C30 December 1977	20.5 °C	1,561 mm	28
1976	33.3 °C20 March 1976	11.8 °C16 December 1976	20.5 °C	1,157 mm	25
1975	32.5 °C12 March 1975	10.6 °C28 November 1975	20.1 °C	1,167 mm	33
1974	31.4 °C21 February 1974	11.8 °C7 November 1974	20.2 °C	928 mm	16
1973	33.3 °C5 April 1973	10.7 °C7 December 1973	20.6 °C	848 mm	54
1972	31.8 °C1 April 1972	12.4 °C4 December 1972	20.3 °C	1,242 mm	25
1971	32.7 °C28 February 1971	10.8 °C5 December 1971	19.9 °C	1,160 mm	41
1970	32.3 °C28 February 1970	10.0 °C28 November 1970	20.4 °C	1,104 mm	19
1969	32.4 °C18 March 1969	11.9 °C13 December 1969	20.9 °C	670 mm	37
1968	29.7 °C1 February 1968	10.2 °C7 January 1968	19.7 °C	1,190 mm	0
1967	33.7 °C12 March 1967	10.7 °C19 December 1967	19.8 °C	1,734 mm	34
1966	30.8 °C19 February 1966	12.0 °C24 December 1966	20.5 °C	954 mm	9
1965	30.3 °C11 March 1965	11.7 °C10 January 1965	20.4 °C	723 mm	2
1964	30.4 °C9 March 1964	11.2 °C7 December 1964	19.9 °C	919 mm	10
1963	29.4 °C11 March 1963	12.5 °C17 December 1963	19.7 °C	1,580 mm	0
1962	32.3 °C27 February 1962	11.4 °C21 January 1962	19.5 °C	1,607 mm	8
1961	32.9 °C7 March 1961	11.1 °C7 January 1961	19.7 °C	1,504 mm	11
1960	31.1 °C9 February 1960	10.6 °C18 January 1960	19.7 °C	1,593 mm	5
1959	31.0 °C17 March 1959	12.5 °C24 December 1959	19.9 °C	1,288 mm	7
1958	30.2 °C4 March 1958	12.1 °C19 November 1958	20.1 °C	1,323 mm	2
1957	31.8 °C17 March 1957	10.7 °C25 December 1957	20.1 °C	1,229 mm	26
1956	33.0 °C9 March 1956	10.6 °C5 November 1956	19.8 °C	1,166 mm	22
1955	31.0 °C4 March 1955	12.1 °C22 November 1955	19.8 °C	1,063 mm	9
1954	29.5 °C20 March 1954	10.4 °C14 January 1954	19.4 °C	922 mm	0
1953	29.6 °C15 March 1953	11.4 °C29 December 1953	19.3 °C	1,780 mm	0
1952	29.2 °C24 February 1952	12.2 °C9 December 1952	19.2 °C	1,355 mm	0
1951	30.6 °C5 March 1951	11.1 °C24 January 1951	19.3 °C	1,789 mm	3
1950	30.8 °C6 March 1950	12.0 °C7 January 1950	18.8 °C	1,296 mm	3
1949	29.8 °C6 March 1949	11.6 °C5 November 1949	19.1 °C	1,196 mm	0
1948	30.9 °C9 February 1948	11.1 °C11 November 1948	20.2 °C	928 mm	10
1947	29.5 °C6 January 1947	11.1 °C1 January 1947	19.7 °C	1,054 mm	0
1946	32.9 °C24 February 1946	11.7 °C31 December 1946	20.5 °C	881 mm	58
1945	31.6 °C21 March 1945	11.7 °C9 December 1945	20.2 °C	688 mm	13
1944	30.9 °C27 March 1944	10.3 °C9 January 1944	20.4 °C	642 mm	6
1943	32.5 °C14 March 1943	11.8 °C6 November 1943	20.5 °C	490 mm	60
1942	31.3 °C1 March 1942	10.6 °C27 November 1942	20.2 °C	927 mm	11
1941	34.0 °C27 March 1941	9.6 °C19 January 1941	20.8 °C	723 mm	17
1940	28.8 °C22 February 1940	11.4 °C18 December 1940	19.4 °C	1,263 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

978 mm

-112 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-16 mm
Feb	30.9 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-23 mm
Mar	29.5 °C	+0.3 °C	176 mm	+85 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+0.5 °C	246 mm	+52 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	167 mm	-37 mm
Jun	26.3 °C	+2.1 °C	23 mm	-37 mm
Jul	25.1 °C	+1.9 °C	22 mm	-31 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	+1.6 °C	47 mm	-6 mm
Sep	27.0 °C	+1.6 °C	102 mm	+7 mm
Oct	25.2 °C	0.0 °C	175 mm	-8 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	17 mm	-77 mm
Dec	29.0 °C	+1.8 °C	4 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.4 °C

22 Nov 2025

Wettest day

65.5 mm

13 Apr 2025

Windiest day

12.8 km/h

28 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

55.1 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.8 °C

1 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

25 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kele?

Kele has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,090 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kele?

The hottest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2004, reaching 35.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kele?

The coldest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 8.6 °C.

Does it snow in Kele?

Almost never: Kele sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kele warmed?

Yes: Kele warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kele?

The wettest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kele?

The windiest day measured in Kele between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1997, with winds reaching 15.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kele?

The warmest month in Kele is March (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kele?

Kele receives on average 1,090 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kele?

Kele gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kele?

Yes: Kele has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kele?

In Kele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 11 April 2011, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 31 December 2011.

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