Shashamane climate — normals and trends
Shashamane (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 821 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Shashamane averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Shashamane has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 29 March 2016) and the coldest 6.1 °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
ShashamaneOromiya
- coords
- 7.20°, 38.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
821mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
29 March 2016
Coldest day
6.1 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
55 mm
28 October 1997
Windiest day
24.2 km/h
22 February 2008
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
6 May 1982
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
5 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 April 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 | 25.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 173 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 24.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shashamane?
Shashamane has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 821 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shashamane?
The hottest day measured in Shashamane between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shashamane?
The coldest day measured in Shashamane between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shashamane?
Almost never: Shashamane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shashamane warmed?
Yes: Shashamane warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shashamane?
The wettest day measured in Shashamane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1997, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shashamane?
The windiest day measured in Shashamane between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2008, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shashamane?
The warmest month in Shashamane is March (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shashamane?
Shashamane receives on average 821 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shashamane?
Shashamane gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shashamane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shashamane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shashamane?
In Shashamane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 5 March 2016, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 31 December 2011.
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