Shakiso climate — normals and trends
Shakiso (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,141 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 (19.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Shakiso averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Shakiso 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 32.8 °C (on 1 March 2019) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 31 December 2011).
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
ShakisoOromiya
- coords
- 5.76°, 38.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,141mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
32.8 °C
1 March 2019
Coldest day
5.5 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
98 mm
1 June 2007
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
3 March 1945
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
6 November 2002
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
7 January 2017
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 April 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 25.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 218 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | -96 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 21.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 225 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -65 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakiso?
Shakiso has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,141 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakiso?
The hottest day measured in Shakiso between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2019, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakiso?
The coldest day measured in Shakiso between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shakiso?
Almost never: Shakiso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shakiso warmed?
Yes: Shakiso warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakiso?
The wettest day measured in Shakiso between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2007, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakiso?
The windiest day measured in Shakiso between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1945, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakiso?
The warmest month in Shakiso is March (19.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakiso?
Shakiso receives on average 1,141 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakiso?
Shakiso gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shakiso?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shakiso.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakiso?
In Shakiso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 7 January 2017.
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