Kercha climate — normals and trends
Kercha (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 916 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kercha averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Kercha has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 15 March 2007) and the coldest 5.1 °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
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- coords
- 5.78°, 38.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
33.0 °C
15 March 2007
Coldest day
5.1 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
65 mm
29 April 2023
Windiest day
22.0 km/h
3 March 1945
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
3 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
21 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.0 h
24 April 1943
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 | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 203 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 135 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 153 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kercha?
Kercha has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kercha?
The hottest day measured in Kercha between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2007, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kercha?
The coldest day measured in Kercha between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kercha?
Almost never: Kercha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kercha warmed?
Yes: Kercha warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kercha?
The wettest day measured in Kercha between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2023, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kercha?
The windiest day measured in Kercha between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1945, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kercha?
The warmest month in Kercha is March (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kercha?
Kercha receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kercha?
Kercha gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kercha?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kercha.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kercha?
In Kercha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 21 March 2019, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 31 December 2011.
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