Mek’ī climate — normals and trends
Mek’ī (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 811 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 April (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mek’ī averages 0 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Mek’ī has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 29 March 2016) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 18 January 1941).
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
Mek’īOromiya
- coords
- 8.15°, 38.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
811mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
33.6 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest day
6.7 °C
18 January 1941
Wettest day
70 mm
13 September 1972
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
25 October 1995
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
26 November 1942
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
2.1 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 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 | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 59 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 101 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 150 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 141 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mek’ī?
Mek’ī has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 811 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mek’ī?
The hottest day measured in Mek’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mek’ī?
The coldest day measured in Mek’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1941, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Mek’ī?
Almost never: Mek’ī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mek’ī warmed?
Yes: Mek’ī warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mek’ī?
The wettest day measured in Mek’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1972, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mek’ī?
The windiest day measured in Mek’ī between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1995, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mek’ī?
The warmest month in Mek’ī is April (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Mek’ī?
Mek’ī receives on average 811 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mek’ī?
Mek’ī gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mek’ī?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mek’ī.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mek’ī?
In Mek’ī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 18 January 1941.
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