Sifra climate — normals and trends
Sifra (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 518 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 June (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sifra averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Sifra 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 38.3 °C (on 24 May 1962) and the coldest 7.4 °C (on 5 January 1950).
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
SifraAfar Region
- coords
- 11.60°, 40.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
518mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
38.3 °C
24 May 1962
Coldest day
7.4 °C
5 January 1950
Wettest day
183 mm
30 November 1949
Windiest day
28.5 km/h
13 July 1966
Strongest gust
64.4 km/h
28 July 1979
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
9 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.1 h
16 May 1978
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 30.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -71 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 35.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 136 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sifra?
Sifra has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 518 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sifra?
The hottest day measured in Sifra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1962, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sifra?
The coldest day measured in Sifra between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1950, at 7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sifra?
Almost never: Sifra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sifra warmed?
Yes: Sifra warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sifra?
The wettest day measured in Sifra between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1949, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sifra?
The windiest day measured in Sifra between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1966, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sifra?
The warmest month in Sifra is June (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sifra?
Sifra receives on average 518 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sifra?
Sifra gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sifra?
Yes: Sifra has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sifra?
In Sifra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 17 April 1998, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 9 January 1944.
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