Metemma climate — normals and trends
Metemma (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,338 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Metemma averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Metemma has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 3 April 2022) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 25 December 1971).
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
MetemmaAmhara
- coords
- 12.95°, 36.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,338mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
247 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
43.7 °C
3 April 2022
Coldest day
10.1 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
125 mm
5 August 1975
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
25 April 1973
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
25 May 1986
Hottest feels-like
44.1 °C
15 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
25 December 1971
Sunniest day
12.7 h
22 May 1990
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 38.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 39.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 38.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 9 mm | -110 mm |
| Jun | 37.1 °C | +5.2 °C | 18 mm | -157 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 137 mm | -126 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 342 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 158 mm | -104 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | -66 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Metemma?
Metemma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,338 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Metemma?
The hottest day measured in Metemma between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2022, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Metemma?
The coldest day measured in Metemma between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Metemma?
Almost never: Metemma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Metemma warmed?
Yes: Metemma warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Metemma?
The wettest day measured in Metemma between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1975, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Metemma?
The windiest day measured in Metemma between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1973, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Metemma?
The warmest month in Metemma is April (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Metemma?
Metemma receives on average 1,338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Metemma?
Metemma gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Metemma?
Yes: Metemma has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Metemma?
In Metemma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 15 March 2024, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 25 December 1971.
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