Mot’a climate — normals and trends
Mot’a (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,483 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mot’a averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Mot’a has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 12 April 2024) and the coldest 2.6 °C (on 27 November 1942).
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
Mot’aAmhara
- coords
- 11.08°, 37.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,483mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
31.5 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest day
2.6 °C
27 November 1942
Wettest day
101 mm
4 April 1986
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
26 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.1 °C
9 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.5 h
11 May 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 37 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 25.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -70 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 81 mm | -80 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 376 mm | +56 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 328 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 20.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 252 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 21.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 33 mm | -52 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mot’a?
Mot’a has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,483 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mot’a?
The hottest day measured in Mot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2024, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mot’a?
The coldest day measured in Mot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1942, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mot’a?
Almost never: Mot’a sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mot’a warmed?
Yes: Mot’a warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mot’a?
The wettest day measured in Mot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1986, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mot’a?
The windiest day measured in Mot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mot’a?
The warmest month in Mot’a is April (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mot’a?
Mot’a receives on average 1,483 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mot’a?
Mot’a gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mot’a?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mot’a.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mot’a?
In Mot’a, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 9 January 1944.
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