Nefas Mewch’a climate — normals and trends
Nefas Mewch’a (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,877 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 May (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nefas Mewch’a averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Nefas Mewch’a has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 30 May 1988) and the coldest 4.0 °C (on 1 March 1940).
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
Nefas Mewch’aAmhara
- coords
- 11.73°, 38.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.5°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,877mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
8.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
30.0 °C
30 May 1988
Coldest day
4.0 °C
1 March 1940
Wettest day
131 mm
12 July 1994
Windiest day
19.0 km/h
7 June 1999
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
28 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
1 March 1940
Sunniest day
12.3 h
13 May 2004
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 | 24.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 165 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 149 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 124 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 98 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 534 mm | +112 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 459 mm | +52 mm |
| Sep | 21.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 322 mm | +115 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 27 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nefas Mewch’a?
Nefas Mewch’a has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.5 °C and it receives 1,877 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nefas Mewch’a?
The hottest day measured in Nefas Mewch’a between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1988, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nefas Mewch’a?
The coldest day measured in Nefas Mewch’a between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1940, at 4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nefas Mewch’a?
Almost never: Nefas Mewch’a sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nefas Mewch’a warmed?
Yes: Nefas Mewch’a warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nefas Mewch’a?
The wettest day measured in Nefas Mewch’a between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1994, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nefas Mewch’a?
The windiest day measured in Nefas Mewch’a between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1999, with winds reaching 19.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nefas Mewch’a?
The warmest month in Nefas Mewch’a is May (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nefas Mewch’a?
Nefas Mewch’a receives on average 1,877 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nefas Mewch’a?
Nefas Mewch’a gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nefas Mewch’a?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nefas Mewch’a.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nefas Mewch’a?
In Nefas Mewch’a, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 1 March 1940.
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