Raqo climate — normals and trends
Raqo (Ethiopia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 216 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 September (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Raqo averages 0 frost days, 339 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Raqo has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 26 March 1941) and the coldest 14.0 °C (on 19 January 1941).
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
RaqoSomali
- coords
- 6.42°, 45.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
216mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
339 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.3 °C
26 March 1941
Coldest day
14.0 °C
19 January 1941
Wettest day
133 mm
10 November 1972
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
12 August 1983
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
7 April 2015
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
19 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
22 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 33.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 18 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raqo?
Raqo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 216 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raqo?
The hottest day measured in Raqo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1941, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raqo?
The coldest day measured in Raqo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1941, at 14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Raqo?
Almost never: Raqo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raqo warmed?
Yes: Raqo warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raqo?
The wettest day measured in Raqo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1972, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raqo?
The windiest day measured in Raqo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1983, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raqo?
The warmest month in Raqo is September (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Raqo?
Raqo receives on average 216 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raqo?
Raqo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raqo?
Yes: Raqo has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raqo?
In Raqo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 7 April 2015, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 19 January 1941.
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