Sek’ot’a climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sek’ot’a?

The hottest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, reaching 35.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sek’ot’a?

The coldest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1944, at 3.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sek’ot’a?

Almost never: Sek’ot’a sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sek’ot’a warmed?

Yes: Sek’ot’a warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sek’ot’a?

The wettest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1958, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sek’ot’a?

The windiest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1995, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sek’ot’a?

The warmest month in Sek’ot’a is May (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sek’ot’a (Ethiopia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,015 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Sek’ot’a averages 0 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.

Sek’ot’a has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 19 April 1998) and the coldest 3.7 °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

Sek’ot’aAmhara

coords: 12.63°, 39.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.7°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

13.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,015mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

11.6km/h

Seasonal range

4.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

114 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

12.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

35.2 °C

19 April 1998

Coldest day

3.7 °C

9 January 1944

Wettest day

80 mm

12 July 1958

Windiest day

24.1 km/h

2 March 1995

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

2 March 1995

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

13 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

-0.6 °C

9 January 1944

Sunniest day

12.4 h

17 May 1956

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C12 June 2025	9.6 °C5 October 2025	20.7 °C	1,089 mm	87
2024	34.9 °C13 April 2024	9.1 °C11 January 2024	21.1 °C	1,084 mm	99
2023	34.0 °C13 May 2023	7.7 °C4 January 2023	20.9 °C	807 mm	85
2022	34.0 °C10 March 2022	8.2 °C28 January 2022	20.5 °C	903 mm	100
2021	33.8 °C1 June 2021	8.1 °C10 December 2021	20.2 °C	824 mm	71
2020	34.3 °C1 April 2020	7.2 °C16 December 2020	20.6 °C	988 mm	88
2019	33.5 °C4 May 2019	7.2 °C8 January 2019	20.6 °C	1,291 mm	73
2018	34.5 °C9 May 2018	6.5 °C16 January 2018	20.2 °C	1,081 mm	60
2017	33.3 °C20 April 2017	6.0 °C7 January 2017	20.3 °C	1,090 mm	61
2016	35.1 °C12 June 2016	7.4 °C27 December 2016	20.8 °C	948 mm	96
2015	34.0 °C10 June 2015	7.0 °C2 January 2015	20.8 °C	871 mm	93
2014	32.2 °C17 April 2014	8.5 °C31 December 2014	20.2 °C	1,088 mm	56
2013	33.9 °C6 April 2013	7.2 °C3 December 2013	20.5 °C	976 mm	111
2012	33.1 °C29 May 2012	7.6 °C2 January 2012	20.2 °C	981 mm	71
2011	32.6 °C14 April 2011	7.3 °C30 December 2011	19.7 °C	993 mm	60
2010	33.5 °C2 June 2010	6.0 °C18 December 2010	20.3 °C	973 mm	58
2009	34.2 °C23 June 2009	8.4 °C9 November 2009	20.7 °C	848 mm	106
2008	33.1 °C5 April 2008	7.8 °C5 January 2008	19.8 °C	865 mm	57
2007	32.8 °C15 March 2007	6.6 °C18 November 2007	19.9 °C	1,076 mm	77
2006	33.9 °C22 May 2006	8.3 °C2 January 2006	20.3 °C	1,172 mm	65
2005	32.9 °C11 March 2005	5.8 °C30 December 2005	20.2 °C	1,115 mm	76
2004	34.5 °C14 May 2004	9.8 °C6 January 2004	20.3 °C	864 mm	85
2003	33.6 °C7 May 2003	7.4 °C28 December 2003	20.3 °C	839 mm	94
2002	35.1 °C14 May 2002	9.1 °C23 January 2002	20.6 °C	747 mm	87
2001	33.4 °C4 June 2001	8.5 °C22 December 2001	19.8 °C	1,193 mm	54
2000	33.3 °C23 May 2000	8.3 °C9 January 2000	19.7 °C	928 mm	60
1999	33.7 °C21 May 1999	6.4 °C2 January 1999	20.1 °C	907 mm	118
1998	35.2 °C19 April 1998	5.6 °C28 December 1998	20.8 °C	995 mm	103
1997	32.6 °C4 May 1997	9.7 °C18 February 1997	20.4 °C	1,071 mm	55
1996	33.5 °C13 April 1996	7.4 °C10 November 1996	20.0 °C	1,177 mm	68
1995	34.2 °C10 June 1995	7.0 °C2 March 1995	20.6 °C	923 mm	89
1994	33.5 °C5 May 1994	6.4 °C2 January 1994	20.2 °C	1,040 mm	72
1993	31.5 °C4 May 1993	8.2 °C31 December 1993	19.5 °C	1,082 mm	15
1992	33.4 °C15 June 1992	8.8 °C19 November 1992	20.0 °C	833 mm	82
1991	32.7 °C4 June 1991	8.6 °C14 November 1991	20.2 °C	824 mm	69
1990	33.9 °C27 May 1990	7.6 °C29 December 1990	20.2 °C	737 mm	70
1989	33.1 °C2 June 1989	6.1 °C4 January 1989	19.7 °C	769 mm	37
1988	33.9 °C30 May 1988	7.3 °C5 December 1988	20.1 °C	942 mm	89
1987	33.1 °C27 April 1987	5.9 °C2 February 1987	20.1 °C	867 mm	39
1986	33.1 °C25 May 1986	7.7 °C4 January 1986	19.9 °C	1,070 mm	76
1985	32.6 °C4 June 1985	7.6 °C16 December 1985	19.6 °C	1,144 mm	41
1984	33.5 °C22 April 1984	6.8 °C7 January 1984	19.7 °C	963 mm	71
1983	33.2 °C31 March 1983	6.2 °C11 January 1983	20.2 °C	858 mm	81
1982	33.2 °C26 March 1982	8.1 °C28 December 1982	19.7 °C	879 mm	51
1981	33.6 °C26 May 1981	6.1 °C10 December 1981	19.9 °C	847 mm	55
1980	33.4 °C25 May 1980	7.8 °C2 November 1980	20.2 °C	955 mm	76
1979	33.5 °C22 April 1979	7.7 °C30 January 1979	19.8 °C	996 mm	60
1978	34.6 °C20 May 1978	7.9 °C3 December 1978	20.0 °C	827 mm	77
1977	33.9 °C22 April 1977	8.6 °C2 December 1977	19.8 °C	1,218 mm	48
1976	33.6 °C5 June 1976	8.2 °C12 January 1976	19.3 °C	1,031 mm	30
1975	32.8 °C21 April 1975	6.6 °C28 November 1975	19.1 °C	1,227 mm	54
1974	32.8 °C1 May 1974	7.4 °C24 December 1974	19.0 °C	965 mm	40
1973	33.7 °C5 April 1973	6.3 °C8 December 1973	19.8 °C	1,039 mm	101
1972	33.8 °C13 May 1972	8.1 °C3 February 1972	19.8 °C	959 mm	57
1971	32.6 °C22 April 1971	6.0 °C13 December 1971	18.9 °C	1,146 mm	49
1970	33.9 °C23 May 1970	6.5 °C25 December 1970	19.7 °C	1,108 mm	70
1969	33.9 °C15 June 1969	7.1 °C20 December 1969	19.8 °C	939 mm	54
1968	32.5 °C6 May 1968	5.3 °C7 January 1968	19.5 °C	855 mm	45
1967	33.4 °C9 June 1967	7.5 °C7 January 1967	19.3 °C	799 mm	59
1966	32.6 °C9 May 1966	6.6 °C10 December 1966	20.5 °C	331 mm	72
1965	32.1 °C13 May 1965	7.5 °C18 February 1965	20.0 °C	422 mm	73
1964	33.0 °C12 June 1964	8.3 °C9 November 1964	19.9 °C	556 mm	90
1963	32.5 °C25 March 1963	9.0 °C11 January 1963	19.8 °C	531 mm	37
1962	34.3 °C24 May 1962	7.4 °C13 February 1962	19.4 °C	710 mm	56
1961	34.5 °C5 June 1961	9.4 °C7 January 1961	19.6 °C	997 mm	55
1960	32.5 °C19 April 1960	6.7 °C18 January 1960	19.5 °C	1,175 mm	48
1959	33.3 °C4 April 1959	8.5 °C25 December 1959	19.7 °C	1,166 mm	63
1958	33.1 °C21 May 1958	8.0 °C30 November 1958	20.0 °C	1,032 mm	85
1957	32.0 °C24 May 1957	6.6 °C23 January 1957	19.5 °C	860 mm	21
1956	31.7 °C24 March 1956	6.1 °C26 November 1956	18.8 °C	1,013 mm	40
1955	31.7 °C23 May 1955	7.9 °C29 December 1955	19.0 °C	1,279 mm	41
1954	32.3 °C21 April 1954	6.1 °C3 January 1954	18.8 °C	1,460 mm	52
1953	32.4 °C1 April 1953	7.7 °C27 December 1953	18.8 °C	1,781 mm	31
1952	30.8 °C22 February 1952	7.0 °C5 January 1952	18.5 °C	1,661 mm	7
1951	30.7 °C5 March 1951	5.9 °C22 January 1951	18.8 °C	1,340 mm	15
1950	30.3 °C8 March 1950	5.2 °C6 January 1950	17.6 °C	1,720 mm	2
1949	30.9 °C24 March 1949	6.5 °C5 November 1949	18.3 °C	1,550 mm	10
1948	31.7 °C11 May 1948	6.3 °C3 January 1948	18.6 °C	1,424 mm	27
1947	31.3 °C23 April 1947	6.2 °C2 January 1947	18.6 °C	1,268 mm	12
1946	31.7 °C23 April 1946	6.7 °C31 December 1946	18.7 °C	1,154 mm	33
1945	31.0 °C28 April 1945	6.6 °C7 December 1945	18.6 °C	893 mm	24
1944	31.9 °C15 April 1944	3.7 °C9 January 1944	18.6 °C	1,068 mm	20
1943	31.2 °C17 May 1943	6.3 °C24 December 1943	17.8 °C	1,397 mm	19
1942	31.4 °C24 May 1942	6.1 °C27 November 1942	18.4 °C	1,010 mm	18
1941	33.4 °C29 March 1941	5.0 °C18 January 1941	19.4 °C	1,008 mm	75
1940	31.6 °C7 June 1940	6.2 °C16 December 1940	19.1 °C	841 mm	36

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.8 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

87 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1089 mm

+74 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Mar	29.9 °C	+0.5 °C	31 mm	+1 mm
Apr	30.9 °C	+1.2 °C	15 mm	-20 mm
May	30.4 °C	+0.8 °C	20 mm	-29 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+2.0 °C	30 mm	-69 mm
Jul	25.6 °C	+1.3 °C	343 mm	+34 mm
Aug	23.3 °C	-0.3 °C	434 mm	+97 mm
Sep	24.6 °C	-0.3 °C	213 mm	+91 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	-0.4 °C	2 mm	-10 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

12 Jun 2025

Coldest day

9.6 °C

5 Oct 2025

Wettest day

39.3 mm

19 Aug 2025

Windiest day

18.2 km/h

22 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

22 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.0 °C

8 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

17 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sek’ot’a?

The hottest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, reaching 35.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sek’ot’a?

The coldest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1944, at 3.7 °C.

Does it snow in Sek’ot’a?

Almost never: Sek’ot’a sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sek’ot’a warmed?

Yes: Sek’ot’a warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sek’ot’a?

The wettest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1958, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sek’ot’a?

The windiest day measured in Sek’ot’a between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1995, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sek’ot’a?

The warmest month in Sek’ot’a is May (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (18.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sek’ot’a?

Sek’ot’a gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sek’ot’a?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sek’ot’a?

In Sek’ot’a, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 13 April 2024, and the lowest was -0.6 °C on 9 January 1944.

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