Kibre Mengist climate — normals and trends
Kibre Mengist (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 995 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kibre Mengist averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Kibre Mengist has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 1 March 2019) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 9 January 1944).
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
Kibre MengistOromiya
- coords
- 5.88°, 38.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
995mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
1 March 2019
Coldest day
3.1 °C
9 January 1944
Wettest day
104 mm
29 April 2023
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
3 March 1945
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
28 February 1979
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
9 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 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 | 27.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 99 mm | +28 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 194 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 95 mm | -92 mm |
| Jun | 23.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 21.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 33 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 237 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kibre Mengist?
Kibre Mengist has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 995 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibre Mengist?
The hottest day measured in Kibre Mengist between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kibre Mengist?
The coldest day measured in Kibre Mengist between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1944, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kibre Mengist?
Almost never: Kibre Mengist sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kibre Mengist warmed?
Yes: Kibre Mengist warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kibre Mengist?
The wettest day measured in Kibre Mengist between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2023, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kibre Mengist?
The windiest day measured in Kibre Mengist between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1945, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kibre Mengist?
The warmest month in Kibre Mengist is March (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kibre Mengist?
Kibre Mengist receives on average 995 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kibre Mengist?
Kibre Mengist gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kibre Mengist?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kibre Mengist.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kibre Mengist?
In Kibre Mengist, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was -0.5 °C on 9 January 1944.
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