Mendī climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mendī?

Mendī has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,605 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mendī?

The hottest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2010, reaching 36.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mendī?

The coldest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 9.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mendī?

Almost never: Mendī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Mendī warmed?

Yes: Mendī warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mendī?

The wettest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1964, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mendī?

The windiest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mendī?

The warmest month in Mendī is March (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mendī?

Mendī receives on average 1,605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mendī?

Mendī gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mendī (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,605 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Mendī averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Mendī has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.0 °C (on 12 April 2010) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 11 January 2015).

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

MendīOromiya

coords: 9.80°, 35.10°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.2°C

Average daily high

27.3°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,605mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

10.7km/h

Seasonal range

5.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

78 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

11 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.0 °C

12 April 2010

Coldest day

9.2 °C

11 January 2015

Wettest day

50 mm

27 November 1964

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

22 August 2024

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

9 June 1965

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

30 March 1998

Coldest feels-like

6.3 °C

10 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.2 h

6 May 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.9 °C31 March 2025	14.5 °C26 October 2025	22.2 °C	1,043 mm	121
2024	35.1 °C12 March 2024	13.4 °C9 December 2024	22.6 °C	1,136 mm	128
2023	34.7 °C10 April 2023	13.9 °C14 December 2023	22.4 °C	1,088 mm	109
2022	34.7 °C11 March 2022	12.9 °C26 December 2022	21.8 °C	1,360 mm	85
2021	33.8 °C11 March 2021	13.0 °C12 December 2021	21.8 °C	1,278 mm	69
2020	35.3 °C1 April 2020	11.8 °C26 January 2020	21.8 °C	1,218 mm	88
2019	34.4 °C30 March 2019	12.7 °C13 January 2019	22.2 °C	1,469 mm	121
2018	35.4 °C5 May 2018	13.9 °C30 January 2018	21.7 °C	1,339 mm	89
2017	35.4 °C24 March 2017	13.4 °C19 November 2017	22.2 °C	1,413 mm	121
2016	34.9 °C28 March 2016	12.1 °C28 January 2016	22.2 °C	1,269 mm	110
2015	33.9 °C26 March 2015	9.2 °C11 January 2015	22.0 °C	1,307 mm	100
2014	33.3 °C25 February 2014	12.9 °C17 February 2014	21.3 °C	1,671 mm	64
2013	33.6 °C24 February 2013	10.8 °C15 December 2013	21.5 °C	1,512 mm	101
2012	35.2 °C10 April 2012	13.0 °C16 October 2012	21.7 °C	1,477 mm	106
2011	34.9 °C12 April 2011	11.8 °C29 November 2011	21.5 °C	1,489 mm	98
2010	36.0 °C12 April 2010	13.5 °C1 January 2010	21.8 °C	1,621 mm	91
2009	34.1 °C22 March 2009	13.4 °C15 November 2009	22.0 °C	1,337 mm	105
2008	33.2 °C5 March 2008	12.4 °C1 February 2008	21.3 °C	1,551 mm	65
2007	34.8 °C25 March 2007	12.7 °C13 January 2007	21.6 °C	1,498 mm	97
2006	35.3 °C21 April 2006	11.9 °C29 December 2006	21.7 °C	1,471 mm	117
2005	34.9 °C4 April 2005	11.7 °C7 January 2005	21.9 °C	1,492 mm	96
2004	34.4 °C23 March 2004	12.4 °C7 February 2004	21.4 °C	1,366 mm	87
2003	35.2 °C4 April 2003	12.5 °C4 January 2003	21.9 °C	1,212 mm	120
2002	34.9 °C2 April 2002	10.6 °C26 December 2002	21.8 °C	1,259 mm	109
2001	33.8 °C16 April 2001	12.7 °C26 January 2001	21.3 °C	1,396 mm	81
2000	34.9 °C12 March 2000	11.6 °C11 December 2000	21.1 °C	1,574 mm	79
1999	33.1 °C8 February 1999	12.2 °C24 November 1999	21.3 °C	1,681 mm	86
1998	35.7 °C6 April 1998	11.8 °C13 February 1998	22.1 °C	1,478 mm	109
1997	34.5 °C8 March 1997	12.9 °C25 January 1997	21.4 °C	1,725 mm	58
1996	34.7 °C13 March 1996	13.4 °C15 November 1996	21.4 °C	1,795 mm	85
1995	34.1 °C18 March 1995	12.9 °C6 November 1995	21.5 °C	1,590 mm	75
1994	34.8 °C9 March 1994	12.5 °C5 December 1994	21.6 °C	1,556 mm	107
1993	32.7 °C15 March 1993	10.6 °C5 February 1993	21.2 °C	1,595 mm	58
1992	34.4 °C12 March 1992	9.8 °C3 January 1992	20.8 °C	1,573 mm	58
1991	33.2 °C22 February 1991	11.7 °C10 November 1991	21.0 °C	1,720 mm	62
1990	33.5 °C11 April 1990	12.7 °C26 February 1990	21.3 °C	1,509 mm	69
1989	32.2 °C2 March 1989	11.3 °C22 January 1989	20.6 °C	1,673 mm	42
1988	34.2 °C4 March 1988	11.8 °C28 December 1988	21.4 °C	1,670 mm	90
1987	34.1 °C23 March 1987	12.4 °C4 January 1987	21.6 °C	1,701 mm	76
1986	33.1 °C8 March 1986	12.2 °C6 December 1986	21.1 °C	1,629 mm	82
1985	34.5 °C16 March 1985	13.2 °C17 February 1985	20.6 °C	1,939 mm	71
1984	33.8 °C3 April 1984	12.3 °C23 January 1984	21.3 °C	1,600 mm	83
1983	35.0 °C29 March 1983	10.9 °C27 December 1983	21.5 °C	1,583 mm	85
1982	33.2 °C26 March 1982	11.8 °C10 February 1982	21.0 °C	1,604 mm	60
1981	33.9 °C17 April 1981	12.5 °C14 November 1981	21.2 °C	1,672 mm	62
1980	33.0 °C18 March 1980	12.0 °C13 December 1980	21.0 °C	1,854 mm	53
1979	35.0 °C15 April 1979	12.9 °C21 November 1979	21.0 °C	1,817 mm	72
1978	35.2 °C2 April 1978	11.3 °C1 December 1978	20.9 °C	1,787 mm	68
1977	34.6 °C21 April 1977	12.7 °C28 October 1977	21.3 °C	1,662 mm	87
1976	33.4 °C11 March 1976	12.7 °C27 July 1976	20.7 °C	1,766 mm	57
1975	32.7 °C25 March 1975	11.4 °C29 November 1975	20.4 °C	1,934 mm	51
1974	32.9 °C10 April 1974	12.6 °C19 January 1974	20.6 °C	1,880 mm	52
1973	33.9 °C18 March 1973	11.5 °C7 December 1973	21.3 °C	1,731 mm	88
1972	33.9 °C4 March 1972	12.9 °C6 February 1972	21.1 °C	1,772 mm	71
1971	34.0 °C6 March 1971	9.7 °C24 December 1971	20.5 °C	1,761 mm	74
1970	35.5 °C6 April 1970	12.1 °C28 November 1970	21.1 °C	1,584 mm	93
1969	33.6 °C8 April 1969	11.4 °C31 January 1969	21.1 °C	1,590 mm	64
1968	32.9 °C12 March 1968	10.6 °C17 January 1968	20.8 °C	1,475 mm	61
1967	32.5 °C11 March 1967	12.0 °C3 December 1967	20.3 °C	1,621 mm	30
1966	33.2 °C14 May 1966	12.9 °C10 December 1966	21.4 °C	1,182 mm	119
1965	32.6 °C27 April 1965	12.2 °C7 January 1965	21.2 °C	1,365 mm	110
1964	32.7 °C11 April 1964	12.2 °C30 December 1964	20.9 °C	1,653 mm	110
1963	33.3 °C24 March 1963	11.4 °C25 December 1963	20.4 °C	1,826 mm	51
1962	32.6 °C25 February 1962	12.6 °C2 January 1962	20.3 °C	1,891 mm	47
1961	34.1 °C7 March 1961	13.0 °C7 December 1961	20.8 °C	1,667 mm	85
1960	33.3 °C22 March 1960	13.1 °C11 November 1960	20.5 °C	1,810 mm	40
1959	34.3 °C17 March 1959	11.8 °C22 January 1959	20.5 °C	1,781 mm	52
1958	34.1 °C29 March 1958	12.1 °C15 February 1958	20.9 °C	1,883 mm	68
1957	32.6 °C7 May 1957	10.8 °C5 February 1957	20.7 °C	1,704 mm	45
1956	34.1 °C18 March 1956	12.0 °C1 January 1956	20.5 °C	1,806 mm	65
1955	33.3 °C17 March 1955	12.5 °C19 November 1955	20.4 °C	1,838 mm	46
1954	33.8 °C18 March 1954	12.8 °C11 November 1954	20.5 °C	1,500 mm	71
1953	34.7 °C28 March 1953	12.0 °C19 December 1953	20.3 °C	2,016 mm	68
1952	33.6 °C15 March 1952	12.7 °C29 October 1952	20.5 °C	2,226 mm	75
1951	33.0 °C4 March 1951	11.8 °C16 December 1951	20.4 °C	1,963 mm	61
1950	32.2 °C1 March 1950	11.7 °C15 August 1950	19.6 °C	2,225 mm	25
1949	34.0 °C24 March 1949	11.8 °C10 February 1949	20.0 °C	1,844 mm	43
1948	34.0 °C2 April 1948	11.9 °C5 January 1948	20.7 °C	1,848 mm	65
1947	32.7 °C15 April 1947	12.4 °C6 December 1947	20.4 °C	1,843 mm	64
1946	34.5 °C20 March 1946	10.1 °C12 January 1946	20.9 °C	1,671 mm	97
1945	33.6 °C8 April 1945	11.4 °C9 December 1945	20.7 °C	1,581 mm	69
1944	33.7 °C13 April 1944	11.2 °C31 January 1944	21.0 °C	1,536 mm	74
1943	33.5 °C21 April 1943	12.4 °C2 February 1943	20.4 °C	1,490 mm	73
1942	32.5 °C27 March 1942	10.0 °C27 November 1942	20.6 °C	1,603 mm	61
1941	35.8 °C28 March 1941	12.4 °C18 December 1941	21.1 °C	1,331 mm	94
1940	33.5 °C10 April 1940	11.1 °C11 December 1940	20.5 °C	1,563 mm	61

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

121 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1043 mm

-562 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Feb	31.9 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Mar	32.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-18 mm
Apr	31.2 °C	+0.7 °C	15 mm	-49 mm
May	29.8 °C	+2.0 °C	95 mm	-101 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+2.1 °C	92 mm	-163 mm
Jul	24.9 °C	+1.0 °C	214 mm	-46 mm
Aug	23.5 °C	-0.6 °C	233 mm	-39 mm
Sep	25.4 °C	+0.3 °C	233 mm	-49 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+0.1 °C	160 mm	-31 mm
Nov	27.6 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-49 mm
Dec	28.6 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.9 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.5 °C

26 Oct 2025

Wettest day

21.6 mm

8 Oct 2025

Windiest day

16.8 km/h

2 May 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

21 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.9 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

16 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mendī?

Mendī has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,605 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mendī?

The hottest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2010, reaching 36.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mendī?

The coldest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 9.2 °C.

Does it snow in Mendī?

Almost never: Mendī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Mendī warmed?

Yes: Mendī warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mendī?

The wettest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1964, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mendī?

The windiest day measured in Mendī between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2024, with winds reaching 26.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mendī?

The warmest month in Mendī is March (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (19.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Mendī?

Mendī receives on average 1,605 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mendī?

Mendī gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mendī?

Yes: Mendī has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mendī?

In Mendī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 30 March 1998, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 10 January 2015.

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