Robīt climate — normals and trends
Robīt (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 637 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 June (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Robīt averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Robīt has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 24 May 1962) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 9 January 1944).
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
RobītAmhara
- coords
- 12.02°, 39.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
637mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
35.8 °C
24 May 1962
Coldest day
5.5 °C
9 January 1944
Wettest day
139 mm
30 May 1948
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
25 July 1972
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
9 July 2025
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
9 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -64 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -85 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 63 mm | -62 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -78 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 15 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 144 mm | +89 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Robīt?
Robīt has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 637 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Robīt?
The hottest day measured in Robīt between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1962, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Robīt?
The coldest day measured in Robīt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1944, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Robīt?
Almost never: Robīt sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Robīt warmed?
Yes: Robīt warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Robīt?
The wettest day measured in Robīt between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1948, with 139 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Robīt?
The windiest day measured in Robīt between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1972, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Robīt?
The warmest month in Robīt is June (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Robīt?
Robīt receives on average 637 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Robīt?
Robīt gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Robīt?
Yes: Robīt has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Robīt?
In Robīt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 9 January 1944.
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