Nek’emtē climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 4,882 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nek’emtē?

The hottest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1941, reaching 32.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nek’emtē?

The coldest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1992, at 9.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nek’emtē?

Almost never: Nek’emtē sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Nek’emtē warmed?

Yes: Nek’emtē warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nek’emtē?

The wettest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1959, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nek’emtē?

The windiest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nek’emtē?

The warmest month in Nek’emtē is March (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē receives on average 4,882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nek’emtē (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 4,882 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Nek’emtē averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.

Nek’emtē has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.9 °C (on 28 March 1941) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 3 January 1992).

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

Nek’emtēOromiya

coords: 9.08°, 36.55°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

24.4°C

Average daily low

14.7°C

Annual rainfall

4,882mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

7.4km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

246 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.6 °C

Average feels-like low

14.6 °C

Average peak gust

24.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

32.9 °C

28 March 1941

Coldest day

9.2 °C

3 January 1992

Wettest day

220 mm

2 October 1959

Windiest day

20.0 km/h

26 July 1966

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

16 April 2018

Hottest feels-like

35.0 °C

7 March 2000

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

26 November 1942

Sunniest day

12.4 h

9 May 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.6 °C26 February 2025	12.5 °C24 November 2025	20.1 °C	4,447 mm	21
2024	32.2 °C20 April 2024	12.8 °C8 December 2024	20.3 °C	4,332 mm	27
2023	30.5 °C7 March 2023	12.8 °C4 January 2023	20.1 °C	4,045 mm	4
2022	31.4 °C10 March 2022	11.6 °C29 January 2022	19.8 °C	4,253 mm	16
2021	31.5 °C24 March 2021	12.7 °C12 December 2021	19.9 °C	4,380 mm	16
2020	31.4 °C6 April 2020	11.8 °C29 December 2020	20.0 °C	3,922 mm	19
2019	31.3 °C20 March 2019	12.4 °C11 January 2019	19.9 °C	4,600 mm	20
2018	31.7 °C14 February 2018	12.3 °C23 November 2018	19.7 °C	4,564 mm	19
2017	31.3 °C10 February 2017	11.9 °C2 January 2017	19.9 °C	4,653 mm	21
2016	32.8 °C11 March 2016	11.9 °C14 November 2016	20.4 °C	3,928 mm	35
2015	32.6 °C16 March 2015	9.9 °C11 January 2015	20.2 °C	4,399 mm	31
2014	30.6 °C9 March 2014	12.8 °C5 January 2014	19.7 °C	4,987 mm	6
2013	32.0 °C1 March 2013	10.1 °C14 December 2013	19.9 °C	4,763 mm	41
2012	32.4 °C17 March 2012	10.8 °C16 October 2012	20.0 °C	3,953 mm	41
2011	31.5 °C1 March 2011	11.2 °C17 January 2011	19.5 °C	4,654 mm	22
2010	31.1 °C15 March 2010	12.6 °C17 November 2010	19.8 °C	4,736 mm	10
2009	31.3 °C22 March 2009	12.8 °C7 November 2009	19.9 °C	3,712 mm	7
2008	32.2 °C22 March 2008	11.8 °C22 November 2008	19.5 °C	4,831 mm	22
2007	31.5 °C10 March 2007	12.0 °C29 October 2007	19.9 °C	4,236 mm	12
2006	31.4 °C27 January 2006	12.4 °C30 December 2006	19.8 °C	5,265 mm	27
2005	32.0 °C22 February 2005	11.2 °C7 January 2005	19.8 °C	4,520 mm	25
2004	32.1 °C22 March 2004	12.2 °C28 October 2004	19.3 °C	4,807 mm	10
2003	32.3 °C21 February 2003	12.4 °C17 September 2003	19.5 °C	3,560 mm	14
2002	31.2 °C25 February 2002	11.1 °C25 December 2002	19.5 °C	4,621 mm	11
2001	31.0 °C18 April 2001	12.3 °C8 December 2001	19.0 °C	4,855 mm	4
2000	32.8 °C12 March 2000	11.7 °C11 December 2000	19.1 °C	4,520 mm	41
1999	31.2 °C8 February 1999	10.9 °C24 November 1999	19.5 °C	5,273 mm	22
1998	32.0 °C9 April 1998	10.4 °C23 November 1998	20.0 °C	5,561 mm	25
1997	30.7 °C8 March 1997	12.4 °C23 January 1997	19.2 °C	5,283 mm	2
1996	30.6 °C21 February 1996	10.7 °C30 October 1996	19.0 °C	4,639 mm	4
1995	31.3 °C18 March 1995	12.1 °C6 November 1995	19.7 °C	4,882 mm	14
1994	31.9 °C19 February 1994	11.1 °C5 November 1994	19.7 °C	3,820 mm	38
1993	30.0 °C30 December 1993	10.7 °C7 February 1993	19.0 °C	5,288 mm	1
1992	31.7 °C12 March 1992	9.2 °C3 January 1992	18.6 °C	5,865 mm	4
1991	30.0 °C19 February 1991	10.3 °C10 November 1991	19.2 °C	4,480 mm	1
1990	30.8 °C15 April 1990	11.7 °C27 July 1990	19.3 °C	4,225 mm	2
1989	29.5 °C28 February 1989	11.4 °C21 January 1989	18.6 °C	5,090 mm	0
1988	30.6 °C1 April 1988	11.4 °C28 December 1988	19.2 °C	4,702 mm	4
1987	29.8 °C23 January 1987	12.1 °C11 December 1987	19.4 °C	4,616 mm	0
1986	29.7 °C27 March 1986	11.6 °C27 October 1986	18.8 °C	4,830 mm	0
1985	30.2 °C16 March 1985	10.9 °C16 February 1985	18.6 °C	5,363 mm	1
1984	30.7 °C20 February 1984	10.8 °C19 January 1984	19.1 °C	4,266 mm	3
1983	30.2 °C1 April 1983	11.2 °C27 December 1983	19.1 °C	4,292 mm	1
1982	30.1 °C24 March 1982	11.1 °C2 November 1982	18.8 °C	5,100 mm	2
1981	30.9 °C25 February 1981	11.4 °C12 November 1981	19.1 °C	3,734 mm	7
1980	29.3 °C17 March 1980	11.5 °C13 December 1980	18.8 °C	5,497 mm	0
1979	31.1 °C21 April 1979	11.3 °C12 November 1979	18.7 °C	5,592 mm	6
1978	29.8 °C3 February 1978	10.9 °C1 December 1978	18.7 °C	5,339 mm	0
1977	31.7 °C21 April 1977	11.4 °C29 November 1977	18.9 °C	4,930 mm	7
1976	29.6 °C17 April 1976	10.7 °C3 December 1976	18.6 °C	5,276 mm	0
1975	29.7 °C25 March 1975	10.5 °C5 December 1975	18.5 °C	4,899 mm	0
1974	30.6 °C24 April 1974	11.1 °C6 November 1974	18.5 °C	4,480 mm	5
1973	31.3 °C1 March 1973	10.9 °C7 December 1973	19.1 °C	4,503 mm	14
1972	30.4 °C5 March 1972	10.9 °C2 January 1972	18.6 °C	5,610 mm	2
1971	30.5 °C28 February 1971	10.3 °C25 December 1971	18.2 °C	5,514 mm	3
1970	30.6 °C17 February 1970	11.0 °C28 November 1970	18.9 °C	5,175 mm	3
1969	29.5 °C14 April 1969	11.8 °C30 January 1969	18.7 °C	5,480 mm	0
1968	30.5 °C27 March 1968	10.3 °C17 January 1968	18.7 °C	4,458 mm	1
1967	29.8 °C18 February 1967	10.9 °C24 November 1967	18.3 °C	5,161 mm	0
1966	29.8 °C13 May 1966	11.2 °C15 January 1966	19.0 °C	4,106 mm	0
1965	29.7 °C29 May 1965	10.6 °C20 December 1965	19.1 °C	6,038 mm	0
1964	29.9 °C28 April 1964	10.4 °C8 December 1964	18.9 °C	3,855 mm	0
1963	29.7 °C27 March 1963	9.9 °C27 December 1963	18.1 °C	6,574 mm	0
1962	29.6 °C17 February 1962	11.3 °C3 January 1962	18.1 °C	5,335 mm	0
1961	30.5 °C7 March 1961	11.2 °C14 October 1961	18.3 °C	5,367 mm	2
1960	30.2 °C22 March 1960	12.2 °C17 January 1960	18.0 °C	6,089 mm	1
1959	30.0 °C17 March 1959	11.4 °C22 January 1959	18.2 °C	5,074 mm	1
1958	30.3 °C11 March 1958	11.2 °C15 February 1958	18.8 °C	5,406 mm	1
1957	29.3 °C17 February 1957	10.2 °C5 February 1957	18.7 °C	4,286 mm	0
1956	31.4 °C11 March 1956	10.7 °C5 November 1956	18.5 °C	4,867 mm	9
1955	29.6 °C11 March 1955	11.2 °C16 October 1955	18.2 °C	4,843 mm	0
1954	29.3 °C20 April 1954	11.5 °C23 October 1954	18.3 °C	3,826 mm	0
1953	28.8 °C30 March 1953	11.8 °C2 January 1953	18.0 °C	5,767 mm	0
1952	29.6 °C21 February 1952	10.9 °C29 October 1952	18.1 °C	6,128 mm	0
1951	30.2 °C5 March 1951	11.5 °C29 October 1951	18.2 °C	5,278 mm	2
1950	28.6 °C6 March 1950	11.0 °C19 July 1950	17.2 °C	5,533 mm	0
1949	27.6 °C19 January 1949	11.5 °C4 November 1949	17.5 °C	6,080 mm	0
1948	28.4 °C3 April 1948	10.6 °C11 November 1948	18.1 °C	5,748 mm	0
1947	29.2 °C15 March 1947	10.8 °C23 December 1947	18.0 °C	5,679 mm	0
1946	30.9 °C25 February 1946	11.4 °C20 December 1946	18.5 °C	5,055 mm	13
1945	29.4 °C17 March 1945	10.9 °C6 December 1945	18.1 °C	5,995 mm	0
1944	30.2 °C31 March 1944	11.3 °C10 September 1944	18.5 °C	4,632 mm	2
1943	29.4 °C30 April 1943	10.5 °C7 November 1943	17.9 °C	4,561 mm	0
1942	28.8 °C7 February 1942	9.7 °C27 November 1942	18.0 °C	4,230 mm	0
1941	32.9 °C28 March 1941	11.2 °C6 October 1941	18.8 °C	5,572 mm	28
1940	28.4 °C11 March 1940	10.4 °C10 December 1940	18.2 °C	5,193 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.4 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

21 d/yr

+12

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

4447 mm

-435 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.7 °C	+1.6 °C	7 mm	-57 mm
Feb	29.2 °C	+2.0 °C	6 mm	-86 mm
Mar	28.6 °C	+1.2 °C	122 mm	-32 mm
Apr	27.7 °C	+1.0 °C	107 mm	-135 mm
May	26.2 °C	+1.4 °C	316 mm	-182 mm
Jun	24.3 °C	+1.5 °C	501 mm	-73 mm
Jul	22.0 °C	+0.7 °C	538 mm	-16 mm
Aug	21.2 °C	-0.2 °C	602 mm	-81 mm
Sep	23.0 °C	+0.6 °C	968 mm	-73 mm
Oct	23.7 °C	-0.1 °C	1220 mm	+537 mm
Nov	24.9 °C	+0.6 °C	41 mm	-176 mm
Dec	26.2 °C	+1.1 °C	21 mm	-62 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.6 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.5 °C

24 Nov 2025

Wettest day

145.6 mm

20 Sep 2025

Windiest day

14.8 km/h

7 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

45.0 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.3 °C

8 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.0 °C

22 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

17 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 4,882 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nek’emtē?

The hottest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1941, reaching 32.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nek’emtē?

The coldest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1992, at 9.2 °C.

Does it snow in Nek’emtē?

Almost never: Nek’emtē sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Nek’emtē warmed?

Yes: Nek’emtē warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nek’emtē?

The wettest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1959, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nek’emtē?

The windiest day measured in Nek’emtē between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nek’emtē?

The warmest month in Nek’emtē is March (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē receives on average 4,882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nek’emtē?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nek’emtē?

In Nek’emtē, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 7 March 2000, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 26 November 1942.

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