Shinshicho climate — normals and trends
Shinshicho (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,918 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Shinshicho averages 0 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.
Shinshicho has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 6.6 °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
ShinshichoCentral Ethiopia Regional State
- coords
- 7.21°, 37.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
23.9°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,918mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
212 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °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
34.9 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
6.6 °C
11 November 1988
Wettest day
128 mm
17 October 1995
Windiest day
19.3 km/h
27 October 1995
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
13 August 1943
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.2 h
24 April 1943
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 | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 200 mm | +71 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | -83 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 220 mm | -43 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 123 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 190 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 204 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 260 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 219 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shinshicho?
Shinshicho has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,918 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shinshicho?
The hottest day measured in Shinshicho between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shinshicho?
The coldest day measured in Shinshicho between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1988, at 6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shinshicho?
Almost never: Shinshicho sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shinshicho warmed?
Yes: Shinshicho warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shinshicho?
The wettest day measured in Shinshicho between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1995, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shinshicho?
The windiest day measured in Shinshicho between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1995, with winds reaching 19.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shinshicho?
The warmest month in Shinshicho is March (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shinshicho?
Shinshicho receives on average 1,918 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shinshicho?
Shinshicho gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shinshicho?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shinshicho.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shinshicho?
In Shinshicho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 31 December 2011.
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