Mizan Teferi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mizan Teferi?

Mizan Teferi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,218 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mizan Teferi?

The hottest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 35.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mizan Teferi?

The coldest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 9.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mizan Teferi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mizan Teferi warmed?

Yes: Mizan Teferi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mizan Teferi?

The wettest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1953, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mizan Teferi?

The windiest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1965, with winds reaching 14.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mizan Teferi?

The warmest month in Mizan Teferi is March (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mizan Teferi?

Mizan Teferi receives on average 2,218 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 278 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mizan Teferi?

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

Mizan Teferi (Ethiopia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,218 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Mizan Teferi averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 278 rainy days per year.

Mizan Teferi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 27 March 1941) and the coldest 9.1 °C (on 5 January 1962).

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

Mizan TeferiSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

coords: 7.00°, 35.59°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.3°C

Average daily high

25.0°C

Average daily low

15.3°C

Annual rainfall

2,218mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

7.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

278 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

23.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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

35.2 °C

27 March 1941

Coldest day

9.1 °C

5 January 1962

Wettest day

56 mm

30 November 1953

Windiest day

14.7 km/h

28 April 1965

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

5 August 1985

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

12 April 2017

Coldest feels-like

7.4 °C

5 January 1962

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 May 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C28 February 2025	12.9 °C8 January 2025	20.2 °C	1,576 mm	27
2024	32.2 °C14 March 2024	13.0 °C30 December 2024	20.6 °C	1,712 mm	21
2023	31.8 °C6 March 2023	12.5 °C4 January 2023	20.5 °C	1,867 mm	17
2022	32.2 °C10 March 2022	11.7 °C1 February 2022	20.1 °C	1,547 mm	17
2021	31.1 °C10 March 2021	12.7 °C5 January 2021	20.1 °C	1,490 mm	10
2020	30.7 °C12 March 2020	11.0 °C29 December 2020	19.8 °C	2,207 mm	6
2019	32.4 °C21 March 2019	12.3 °C11 January 2019	20.2 °C	2,405 mm	43
2018	31.3 °C9 March 2018	12.8 °C22 December 2018	19.9 °C	1,878 mm	14
2017	32.6 °C12 April 2017	11.6 °C6 January 2017	20.3 °C	1,826 mm	55
2016	32.7 °C29 February 2016	11.4 °C7 December 2016	20.5 °C	1,532 mm	35
2015	32.2 °C10 March 2015	9.7 °C11 January 2015	20.5 °C	1,781 mm	42
2014	31.3 °C4 March 2014	11.2 °C15 February 2014	20.0 °C	1,974 mm	17
2013	32.5 °C24 February 2013	10.7 °C8 December 2013	19.9 °C	1,827 mm	18
2012	32.7 °C14 February 2012	12.1 °C22 January 2012	19.8 °C	2,086 mm	31
2011	32.2 °C11 February 2011	10.0 °C31 December 2011	19.6 °C	2,074 mm	33
2010	31.6 °C7 March 2010	11.9 °C5 December 2010	20.0 °C	2,016 mm	13
2009	31.6 °C17 February 2009	12.2 °C5 January 2009	20.3 °C	1,663 mm	12
2008	31.8 °C22 March 2008	10.8 °C22 December 2008	19.6 °C	2,055 mm	11
2007	31.1 °C2 April 2007	12.3 °C21 November 2007	19.7 °C	1,957 mm	13
2006	32.0 °C4 March 2006	12.5 °C12 December 2006	20.0 °C	2,172 mm	30
2005	33.1 °C26 February 2005	11.8 °C4 January 2005	20.1 °C	1,582 mm	28
2004	32.2 °C25 March 2004	13.0 °C4 December 2004	19.6 °C	1,729 mm	12
2003	32.6 °C21 February 2003	12.0 °C31 December 2003	19.6 °C	1,959 mm	15
2002	32.0 °C25 February 2002	12.4 °C25 December 2002	19.8 °C	1,756 mm	9
2001	29.9 °C2 March 2001	11.4 °C21 December 2001	19.3 °C	2,146 mm	0
2000	34.0 °C22 March 2000	12.2 °C4 December 2000	19.6 °C	1,796 mm	42
1999	32.5 °C8 February 1999	11.1 °C24 January 1999	19.6 °C	1,797 mm	18
1998	31.4 °C15 March 1998	10.7 °C12 December 1998	20.0 °C	1,831 mm	5
1997	32.1 °C8 March 1997	13.5 °C10 February 1997	19.9 °C	2,189 mm	17
1996	30.8 °C3 March 1996	12.3 °C4 December 1996	19.2 °C	2,534 mm	4
1995	31.7 °C15 February 1995	11.7 °C24 December 1995	19.7 °C	1,902 mm	9
1994	33.4 °C8 February 1994	12.3 °C17 December 1994	19.8 °C	2,273 mm	45
1993	30.4 °C30 December 1993	11.2 °C21 January 1993	19.5 °C	1,643 mm	2
1992	32.0 °C12 March 1992	11.4 °C2 January 1992	19.2 °C	2,108 mm	7
1991	30.3 °C21 March 1991	11.9 °C10 November 1991	19.3 °C	2,218 mm	1
1990	29.3 °C17 April 1990	11.8 °C27 December 1990	19.4 °C	1,889 mm	0
1989	31.3 °C4 March 1989	12.3 °C13 February 1989	19.1 °C	2,313 mm	4
1988	30.7 °C2 March 1988	11.6 °C15 December 1988	19.4 °C	2,087 mm	2
1987	30.8 °C21 March 1987	12.3 °C22 January 1987	19.8 °C	2,165 mm	2
1986	29.1 °C29 January 1986	12.4 °C27 October 1986	19.0 °C	2,580 mm	0
1985	32.9 °C16 March 1985	12.2 °C18 December 1985	18.8 °C	2,584 mm	18
1984	33.2 °C20 February 1984	10.9 °C7 December 1984	19.2 °C	1,946 mm	16
1983	30.4 °C14 February 1983	11.6 °C16 December 1983	19.3 °C	2,482 mm	3
1982	30.6 °C26 March 1982	12.2 °C31 December 1982	19.0 °C	2,448 mm	1
1981	31.1 °C23 February 1981	11.4 °C12 December 1981	19.2 °C	2,362 mm	2
1980	30.3 °C17 March 1980	12.5 °C1 December 1980	19.3 °C	2,162 mm	5
1979	29.6 °C28 February 1979	12.6 °C31 January 1979	19.0 °C	2,667 mm	0
1978	28.9 °C6 February 1978	11.4 °C22 January 1978	18.7 °C	2,745 mm	0
1977	30.5 °C21 April 1977	11.1 °C30 December 1977	18.9 °C	2,849 mm	1
1976	29.8 °C20 March 1976	10.8 °C8 December 1976	18.7 °C	2,501 mm	0
1975	29.7 °C22 February 1975	10.7 °C29 November 1975	18.6 °C	2,762 mm	0
1974	31.7 °C25 February 1974	11.9 °C31 January 1974	18.7 °C	2,333 mm	3
1973	31.9 °C18 March 1973	10.8 °C13 December 1973	19.2 °C	2,186 mm	24
1972	30.3 °C4 March 1972	10.7 °C2 January 1972	18.8 °C	2,677 mm	3
1971	32.8 °C7 March 1971	10.8 °C5 December 1971	18.8 °C	2,574 mm	16
1970	30.2 °C17 February 1970	10.7 °C28 November 1970	19.1 °C	2,458 mm	3
1969	29.4 °C9 March 1969	11.7 °C24 December 1969	19.0 °C	2,132 mm	0
1968	30.0 °C20 February 1968	10.2 °C17 January 1968	18.8 °C	2,186 mm	1
1967	31.5 °C27 February 1967	10.7 °C12 December 1967	18.7 °C	3,232 mm	9
1966	29.4 °C27 July 1966	11.8 °C25 November 1966	19.0 °C	2,034 mm	0
1965	30.0 °C27 May 1965	10.9 °C10 January 1965	18.9 °C	1,950 mm	1
1964	30.5 °C29 April 1964	11.5 °C27 December 1964	18.9 °C	2,118 mm	2
1963	27.7 °C8 April 1963	12.1 °C27 December 1963	18.3 °C	3,047 mm	0
1962	29.9 °C27 February 1962	9.1 °C5 January 1962	18.3 °C	2,807 mm	0
1961	31.4 °C7 March 1961	11.9 °C5 December 1961	18.5 °C	3,106 mm	3
1960	30.9 °C22 March 1960	12.3 °C9 November 1960	18.7 °C	2,894 mm	1
1959	29.6 °C4 April 1959	12.2 °C26 November 1959	18.6 °C	2,898 mm	0
1958	29.9 °C11 March 1958	11.4 °C17 February 1958	18.9 °C	2,696 mm	0
1957	30.6 °C20 February 1957	10.7 °C5 February 1957	18.8 °C	2,526 mm	5
1956	31.8 °C9 March 1956	11.4 °C20 January 1956	18.6 °C	2,337 mm	10
1955	30.9 °C4 March 1955	11.9 °C22 December 1955	18.3 °C	2,480 mm	4
1954	28.0 °C18 March 1954	12.0 °C23 December 1954	18.1 °C	2,221 mm	0
1953	28.9 °C29 March 1953	12.3 °C22 January 1953	18.1 °C	3,486 mm	0
1952	27.8 °C26 January 1952	12.6 °C9 December 1952	18.2 °C	3,129 mm	0
1951	29.9 °C4 March 1951	12.1 °C22 January 1951	18.3 °C	2,937 mm	0
1950	28.9 °C6 March 1950	11.2 °C6 January 1950	17.7 °C	2,815 mm	0
1949	28.9 °C28 March 1949	11.7 °C5 November 1949	18.1 °C	2,683 mm	0
1948	29.2 °C2 April 1948	11.6 °C24 December 1948	18.3 °C	2,549 mm	0
1947	29.4 °C9 March 1947	11.1 °C1 January 1947	18.4 °C	2,088 mm	0
1946	33.3 °C23 February 1946	11.4 °C8 December 1946	18.9 °C	2,089 mm	46
1945	30.2 °C24 February 1945	10.9 °C6 December 1945	18.8 °C	1,794 mm	5
1944	31.9 °C31 March 1944	11.7 °C1 December 1944	19.4 °C	1,551 mm	32
1943	31.3 °C21 February 1943	11.4 °C6 August 1943	18.8 °C	1,485 mm	20
1942	30.4 °C4 March 1942	11.1 °C5 January 1942	18.7 °C	1,714 mm	2
1941	35.2 °C27 March 1941	11.2 °C9 December 1941	19.4 °C	1,619 mm	38
1940	29.1 °C3 March 1940	10.6 °C17 December 1940	18.3 °C	2,259 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

27 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1576 mm

-642 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.3 °C	+2.1 °C	5 mm	-45 mm
Feb	30.2 °C	+2.5 °C	1 mm	-55 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+1.6 °C	112 mm	-25 mm
Apr	27.3 °C	+1.2 °C	170 mm	-76 mm
May	25.9 °C	+1.1 °C	224 mm	-81 mm
Jun	25.4 °C	+1.7 °C	115 mm	-98 mm
Jul	23.5 °C	+0.8 °C	197 mm	-1 mm
Aug	22.9 °C	-0.3 °C	187 mm	-20 mm
Sep	25.1 °C	+0.9 °C	186 mm	-66 mm
Oct	24.8 °C	+0.2 °C	282 mm	-12 mm
Nov	25.8 °C	+1.2 °C	56 mm	-120 mm
Dec	25.8 °C	+0.9 °C	43 mm	-46 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.9 °C

8 Jan 2025

Wettest day

24.7 mm

9 Oct 2025

Windiest day

12.0 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

37.4 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.9 °C

3 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

30 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mizan Teferi?

Mizan Teferi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.3 °C and it receives 2,218 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mizan Teferi?

The hottest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1941, reaching 35.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mizan Teferi?

The coldest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 9.1 °C.

Does it snow in Mizan Teferi?

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

Has the climate of Mizan Teferi warmed?

Yes: Mizan Teferi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mizan Teferi?

The wettest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1953, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mizan Teferi?

The windiest day measured in Mizan Teferi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1965, with winds reaching 14.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mizan Teferi?

The warmest month in Mizan Teferi is March (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Mizan Teferi?

Mizan Teferi receives on average 2,218 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 278 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mizan Teferi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Mizan Teferi?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mizan Teferi.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mizan Teferi?

In Mizan Teferi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 12 April 2017, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 5 January 1962.

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