Mīlē climate — normals and trends
Mīlē (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 346 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mīlē averages 0 frost days, 329 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Mīlē has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 2 June 2017) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 22 December 2008).
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
MīlēAfar Region
- coords
- 11.42°, 40.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.9°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
346mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
329 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
298 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
44.1 °C
2 June 2017
Coldest day
12.6 °C
22 December 2008
Wettest day
94 mm
19 March 1981
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
13 July 1966
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
13 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
13 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
19 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 May 2022
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 | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -49 mm |
| May | 40.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 41.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 40.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 141 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 37.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 36.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mīlē?
Mīlē has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.9 °C and it receives 346 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mīlē?
The hottest day measured in Mīlē between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 2017, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mīlē?
The coldest day measured in Mīlē between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2008, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mīlē?
Almost never: Mīlē sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mīlē warmed?
Yes: Mīlē warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mīlē?
The wettest day measured in Mīlē between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1981, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mīlē?
The windiest day measured in Mīlē between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1966, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mīlē?
The warmest month in Mīlē is June (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mīlē?
Mīlē receives on average 346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mīlē?
Mīlē gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mīlē?
Yes: Mīlē has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mīlē?
In Mīlē, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 19 January 1941.
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