Metehara climate — normals and trends
Metehara (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 408 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Metehara averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Metehara has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 10 June 2025) and the coldest 9.8 °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
MeteharaOromiya
- coords
- 8.90°, 39.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
408mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
217 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
39.9 °C
10 June 2025
Coldest day
9.8 °C
18 January 1941
Wettest day
110 mm
31 March 1982
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
22 July 1954
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
24 July 1942
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
5 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
7 January 2017
Sunniest day
12.0 h
11 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 34.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 35.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 37.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Metehara?
Metehara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 408 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metehara?
The hottest day measured in Metehara between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 2025, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Metehara?
The coldest day measured in Metehara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1941, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Metehara?
Almost never: Metehara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Metehara warmed?
Yes: Metehara warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Metehara?
The wettest day measured in Metehara between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1982, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Metehara?
The windiest day measured in Metehara between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1954, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Metehara?
The warmest month in Metehara is June (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Metehara?
Metehara receives on average 408 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Metehara?
Metehara gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Metehara?
Yes: Metehara has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Metehara?
In Metehara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 5 April 2016, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 7 January 2017.
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