Shanto climate — normals and trends
Shanto (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 2,013 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Shanto averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 215 rainy days per year.
Shanto has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 11 November 1988).
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
ShantoSouth Ethiopia Regional State
- coords
- 7.02°, 37.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.8°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
13.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,013mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
215 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
35.3 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
7.0 °C
11 November 1988
Wettest day
62 mm
28 March 1957
Windiest day
17.8 km/h
15 May 1943
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
13 August 1943
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.2 h
16 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 219 mm | +99 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 158 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 220 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 154 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 234 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 252 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 325 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 188 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shanto?
Shanto has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.8 °C and it receives 2,013 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shanto?
The hottest day measured in Shanto between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shanto?
The coldest day measured in Shanto between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1988, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shanto?
Almost never: Shanto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shanto warmed?
Yes: Shanto warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shanto?
The wettest day measured in Shanto between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1957, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shanto?
The windiest day measured in Shanto between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1943, with winds reaching 17.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shanto?
The warmest month in Shanto is March (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Shanto?
Shanto receives on average 2,013 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 215 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shanto?
Shanto gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shanto?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shanto.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shanto?
In Shanto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 18 January 1941.
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