Sheno climate — normals and trends
Sheno (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,648 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sheno averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Sheno has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 1.3 °C (on 18 January 1960).
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
ShenoOromiya
- coords
- 9.33°, 39.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.7°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,648mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 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
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
28.7 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
1.3 °C
18 January 1960
Wettest day
116 mm
17 April 1995
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
26 May 2003
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
6 May 1945
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
13 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
-2.2 °C
18 January 1960
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 May 1972
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 | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 66 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 58 mm | -73 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 92 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 35 mm | -153 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 381 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 434 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 321 mm | +67 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sheno?
Sheno has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.7 °C and it receives 1,648 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sheno?
The hottest day measured in Sheno between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sheno?
The coldest day measured in Sheno between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1960, at 1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sheno?
Almost never: Sheno sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sheno warmed?
Yes: Sheno warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sheno?
The wettest day measured in Sheno between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1995, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sheno?
The windiest day measured in Sheno between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2003, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sheno?
The warmest month in Sheno is May (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sheno?
Sheno receives on average 1,648 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sheno?
Sheno gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sheno?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sheno.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sheno?
In Sheno, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 13 March 2020, and the lowest was -2.2 °C on 18 January 1960.
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