Kobo climate — normals and trends
Kobo (Ethiopia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,431 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 June (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kobo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Kobo has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 10 June 2025) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 7 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
KoboAmhara
- coords
- 10.03°, 39.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,431mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
30.0 °C
10 June 2025
Coldest day
3.2 °C
7 January 1968
Wettest day
152 mm
20 August 1968
Windiest day
23.1 km/h
7 June 1999
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
24 March 1997
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
7 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
18 January 1960
Sunniest day
12.1 h
13 May 1941
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 | 22.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -62 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 4 mm | -84 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 180 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -149 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 43 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 6 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 172 mm | -107 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 346 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 153 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 21.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kobo?
Kobo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,431 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kobo?
The hottest day measured in Kobo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kobo?
The coldest day measured in Kobo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1968, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kobo?
Almost never: Kobo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kobo warmed?
Yes: Kobo warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kobo?
The wettest day measured in Kobo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1968, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kobo?
The windiest day measured in Kobo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1999, with winds reaching 23.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kobo?
The warmest month in Kobo is June (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kobo?
Kobo receives on average 1,431 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kobo?
Kobo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kobo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kobo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kobo?
In Kobo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 7 April 2016, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 18 January 1960.
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