Mer’āwī climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,634 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mer’āwī?

The hottest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mer’āwī?

The coldest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1940, at 8.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mer’āwī?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mer’āwī warmed?

Yes: Mer’āwī warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mer’āwī?

The wettest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1968, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mer’āwī?

The windiest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1973, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mer’āwī?

The warmest month in Mer’āwī is April (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī receives on average 1,634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mer’āwī (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,634 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Mer’āwī averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.

Mer’āwī has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 12 April 2024) and the coldest 8.0 °C (on 10 December 1940).

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

Mer’āwīAmhara

coords: 11.42°, 37.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

18.9°C

Average daily high

24.1°C

Average daily low

14.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,634mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

13.0km/h

Seasonal range

4.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

162 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.0 °C

Average feels-like low

14.1 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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

32.2 °C

12 April 2024

Coldest day

8.0 °C

10 December 1940

Wettest day

79 mm

3 August 1968

Windiest day

25.5 km/h

27 April 1973

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

12 May 1962

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

30 March 1998

Coldest feels-like

5.0 °C

10 December 1940

Sunniest day

12.5 h

11 May 1972

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.6 °C31 March 2025	12.2 °C27 January 2025	19.9 °C	1,286 mm	4
2024	32.2 °C12 April 2024	11.3 °C9 December 2024	20.2 °C	1,553 mm	20
2023	31.5 °C10 April 2023	10.0 °C22 March 2023	20.1 °C	1,362 mm	17
2022	32.1 °C11 March 2022	11.2 °C27 December 2022	19.9 °C	1,381 mm	15
2021	30.1 °C26 March 2021	11.1 °C9 January 2021	19.5 °C	1,270 mm	1
2020	32.1 °C31 March 2020	11.0 °C14 January 2020	20.0 °C	1,508 mm	14
2019	31.6 °C5 May 2019	10.0 °C13 January 2019	20.0 °C	1,809 mm	9
2018	31.4 °C5 May 2018	11.9 °C16 January 2018	19.6 °C	1,536 mm	7
2017	30.9 °C20 April 2017	9.0 °C7 January 2017	19.7 °C	1,679 mm	11
2016	32.0 °C29 March 2016	10.2 °C7 December 2016	20.2 °C	1,487 mm	31
2015	30.7 °C3 April 2015	10.4 °C11 January 2015	20.2 °C	1,270 mm	4
2014	30.0 °C27 March 2014	11.3 °C13 February 2014	19.6 °C	1,623 mm	2
2013	31.6 °C20 April 2013	9.8 °C8 December 2013	19.8 °C	1,353 mm	15
2012	31.2 °C9 March 2012	10.3 °C13 December 2012	19.9 °C	1,535 mm	20
2011	31.7 °C13 April 2011	9.9 °C29 November 2011	19.4 °C	1,552 mm	14
2010	31.1 °C15 March 2010	10.9 °C31 December 2010	19.8 °C	1,448 mm	15
2009	31.4 °C22 March 2009	10.6 °C9 November 2009	20.3 °C	1,099 mm	16
2008	30.1 °C20 March 2008	10.4 °C21 November 2008	19.4 °C	1,577 mm	1
2007	30.8 °C2 April 2007	10.2 °C14 December 2007	19.6 °C	1,499 mm	4
2006	31.0 °C1 May 2006	11.4 °C6 November 2006	19.7 °C	1,542 mm	7
2005	30.7 °C4 April 2005	10.8 °C30 December 2005	19.6 °C	1,479 mm	9
2004	31.4 °C22 March 2004	11.1 °C21 October 2004	19.2 °C	1,373 mm	8
2003	31.1 °C26 May 2003	10.9 °C28 December 2003	19.6 °C	1,443 mm	12
2002	31.2 °C25 February 2002	10.0 °C26 December 2002	19.8 °C	1,350 mm	19
2001	31.0 °C18 April 2001	11.0 °C6 November 2001	19.0 °C	1,356 mm	6
2000	31.0 °C19 March 2000	10.3 °C27 November 2000	18.7 °C	1,822 mm	6
1999	30.6 °C24 March 1999	9.6 °C16 January 1999	19.2 °C	1,604 mm	6
1998	32.0 °C6 April 1998	9.2 °C28 December 1998	19.8 °C	1,583 mm	29
1997	29.2 °C3 May 1997	11.1 °C23 January 1997	19.2 °C	1,562 mm	0
1996	30.1 °C13 March 1996	11.1 °C6 January 1996	19.2 °C	1,934 mm	1
1995	30.7 °C18 March 1995	11.3 °C10 November 1995	19.8 °C	1,314 mm	3
1994	30.9 °C11 April 1994	9.2 °C4 January 1994	19.6 °C	1,482 mm	3
1993	29.1 °C2 March 1993	9.1 °C7 February 1993	18.7 °C	1,601 mm	0
1992	30.2 °C12 March 1992	10.0 °C27 January 1992	18.8 °C	1,305 mm	5
1991	29.2 °C2 May 1991	10.2 °C12 February 1991	19.2 °C	1,490 mm	0
1990	29.7 °C11 April 1990	10.3 °C25 November 1990	19.2 °C	1,241 mm	0
1989	29.1 °C2 May 1989	9.0 °C22 January 1989	18.5 °C	1,494 mm	0
1988	31.2 °C1 April 1988	10.5 °C25 December 1988	19.2 °C	1,603 mm	8
1987	30.3 °C15 April 1987	10.4 °C4 January 1987	19.3 °C	1,581 mm	3
1986	30.6 °C27 March 1986	10.0 °C13 January 1986	19.1 °C	1,630 mm	2
1985	29.0 °C19 April 1985	10.2 °C16 February 1985	18.6 °C	2,137 mm	0
1984	30.8 °C29 April 1984	10.7 °C23 January 1984	19.1 °C	1,649 mm	4
1983	31.2 °C4 May 1983	8.7 °C26 December 1983	19.2 °C	1,464 mm	12
1982	30.3 °C26 March 1982	9.3 °C15 February 1982	18.8 °C	1,450 mm	1
1981	29.9 °C29 April 1981	8.7 °C3 December 1981	19.0 °C	1,283 mm	0
1980	29.5 °C12 April 1980	10.6 °C2 November 1980	19.0 °C	1,914 mm	0
1979	30.5 °C21 April 1979	11.3 °C2 February 1979	18.9 °C	1,583 mm	7
1978	29.5 °C11 April 1978	9.7 °C24 January 1978	18.7 °C	1,517 mm	0
1977	31.1 °C20 April 1977	11.2 °C22 January 1977	18.9 °C	1,872 mm	4
1976	29.0 °C17 April 1976	10.7 °C4 January 1976	18.5 °C	1,605 mm	0
1975	29.5 °C15 May 1975	9.5 °C5 December 1975	18.3 °C	1,946 mm	0
1974	30.2 °C26 April 1974	10.3 °C5 January 1974	18.3 °C	1,776 mm	1
1973	31.0 °C26 April 1973	9.4 °C7 December 1973	18.8 °C	1,737 mm	4
1972	29.6 °C6 March 1972	10.4 °C8 February 1972	18.8 °C	1,803 mm	0
1971	30.2 °C16 April 1971	9.3 °C24 December 1971	18.0 °C	1,815 mm	1
1970	30.8 °C8 May 1970	10.2 °C28 November 1970	18.8 °C	1,740 mm	3
1969	30.0 °C14 April 1969	11.5 °C30 January 1969	18.8 °C	1,663 mm	1
1968	29.7 °C6 May 1968	9.3 °C4 February 1968	18.4 °C	1,681 mm	0
1967	28.5 °C13 February 1967	9.8 °C21 December 1967	18.0 °C	1,338 mm	0
1966	29.2 °C14 May 1966	10.5 °C20 January 1966	18.6 °C	1,038 mm	0
1965	28.7 °C13 May 1965	10.0 °C3 January 1965	18.6 °C	1,230 mm	0
1964	29.0 °C16 May 1964	10.1 °C4 November 1964	18.4 °C	1,374 mm	0
1963	29.7 °C27 March 1963	8.4 °C25 December 1963	18.3 °C	1,482 mm	0
1962	30.2 °C11 April 1962	9.9 °C4 January 1962	18.0 °C	1,776 mm	1
1961	31.8 °C13 May 1961	11.3 °C20 October 1961	18.4 °C	1,711 mm	2
1960	28.8 °C18 April 1960	9.5 °C18 January 1960	18.0 °C	2,164 mm	0
1959	30.4 °C2 April 1959	11.2 °C24 November 1959	18.1 °C	1,720 mm	2
1958	30.2 °C30 March 1958	10.4 °C15 February 1958	18.7 °C	2,014 mm	1
1957	28.3 °C26 April 1957	9.5 °C23 January 1957	18.5 °C	1,651 mm	0
1956	29.1 °C10 March 1956	9.3 °C6 November 1956	17.9 °C	1,788 mm	0
1955	28.4 °C20 April 1955	10.3 °C18 October 1955	17.9 °C	2,145 mm	0
1954	30.0 °C21 April 1954	9.4 °C3 January 1954	18.0 °C	1,850 mm	1
1953	29.4 °C30 March 1953	9.6 °C2 January 1953	17.8 °C	2,472 mm	0
1952	28.4 °C24 February 1952	9.9 °C29 October 1952	17.7 °C	2,637 mm	0
1951	29.0 °C25 April 1951	10.5 °C28 December 1951	17.8 °C	2,272 mm	0
1950	27.0 °C23 February 1950	10.2 °C13 October 1950	16.9 °C	2,106 mm	0
1949	28.8 °C26 March 1949	9.5 °C17 December 1949	17.3 °C	2,394 mm	0
1948	28.1 °C13 April 1948	9.6 °C10 November 1948	17.9 °C	2,138 mm	0
1947	28.0 °C23 April 1947	8.8 °C22 December 1947	17.5 °C	2,154 mm	0
1946	30.2 °C31 March 1946	8.1 °C10 December 1946	18.0 °C	1,392 mm	1
1945	28.3 °C16 March 1945	9.5 °C9 December 1945	17.9 °C	1,553 mm	0
1944	29.6 °C15 April 1944	8.7 °C8 January 1944	17.9 °C	1,534 mm	0
1943	28.1 °C18 April 1943	9.6 °C10 November 1943	17.2 °C	1,873 mm	0
1942	27.9 °C22 May 1942	8.3 °C28 November 1942	17.7 °C	1,349 mm	0
1941	30.3 °C28 March 1941	9.5 °C3 January 1941	18.4 °C	1,482 mm	2
1940	28.0 °C10 April 1940	8.0 °C10 December 1940	17.8 °C	1,605 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.0 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1286 mm

-348 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	+1.4 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Mar	28.6 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-19 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	+0.3 °C	29 mm	-6 mm
May	27.1 °C	+1.4 °C	28 mm	-86 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+2.0 °C	82 mm	-161 mm
Jul	21.9 °C	+1.0 °C	405 mm	-2 mm
Aug	20.6 °C	-0.2 °C	402 mm	-15 mm
Sep	22.6 °C	+0.6 °C	273 mm	+26 mm
Oct	23.1 °C	0.0 °C	62 mm	-28 mm
Nov	24.5 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-31 mm
Dec	25.1 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.6 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.2 °C

27 Jan 2025

Wettest day

44.6 mm

15 Aug 2025

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

27 May 2025

Strongest gust

39.6 km/h

27 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

32.3 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

27 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

18 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 1,634 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mer’āwī?

The hottest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, reaching 32.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mer’āwī?

The coldest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1940, at 8.0 °C.

Does it snow in Mer’āwī?

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

Has the climate of Mer’āwī warmed?

Yes: Mer’āwī warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mer’āwī?

The wettest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1968, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mer’āwī?

The windiest day measured in Mer’āwī between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1973, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mer’āwī?

The warmest month in Mer’āwī is April (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī receives on average 1,634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mer’āwī?

Mer’āwī gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mer’āwī?

Yes: Mer’āwī has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mer’āwī?

In Mer’āwī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 30 March 1998, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 10 December 1940.

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