Korem climate — normals and trends
Korem (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 902 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Korem averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Korem 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 32.5 °C (on 12 June 2016) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 7 January 1950).
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
KoremTigray
- coords
- 12.51°, 39.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
902mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.4 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
32.5 °C
12 June 2016
Coldest day
2.0 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
102 mm
22 May 1987
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
13 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
30.9 °C
13 June 1982
Coldest feels-like
-0.6 °C
7 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.3 h
14 May 1980
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 | 23.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 12 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -53 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 217 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 23.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 315 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 106 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 23.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Korem?
Korem has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 902 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Korem?
The hottest day measured in Korem between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2016, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Korem?
The coldest day measured in Korem between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Korem?
Almost never: Korem sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Korem warmed?
Yes: Korem warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Korem?
The wettest day measured in Korem between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1987, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Korem?
The windiest day measured in Korem between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Korem?
The warmest month in Korem is June (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Korem?
Korem receives on average 902 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Korem?
Korem gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Korem?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Korem.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Korem?
In Korem, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.9 °C on 13 June 1982, and the lowest was -0.6 °C on 7 January 1950.
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