Maych’ew climate — normals and trends
Maych’ew (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,173 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 (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maych’ew averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Maych’ew has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 12 June 2016) and the coldest 2.4 °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
Maych’ewTigray
- coords
- 12.79°, 39.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,173mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 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
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
30.9 °C
12 June 2016
Coldest day
2.4 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
53 mm
16 April 1993
Windiest day
24.7 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
26 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
29.6 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.1 °C
2 February 1987
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 | 22.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 23.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 25.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 270 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 21.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 437 mm | +142 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 164 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 21.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maych’ew?
Maych’ew has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 1,173 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maych’ew?
The hottest day measured in Maych’ew between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2016, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maych’ew?
The coldest day measured in Maych’ew between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Maych’ew?
Almost never: Maych’ew sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maych’ew warmed?
Yes: Maych’ew warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maych’ew?
The wettest day measured in Maych’ew between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1993, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maych’ew?
The windiest day measured in Maych’ew between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maych’ew?
The warmest month in Maych’ew is June (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Maych’ew?
Maych’ew receives on average 1,173 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maych’ew?
Maych’ew gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maych’ew?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Maych’ew.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maych’ew?
In Maych’ew, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.6 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 2 February 1987.
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