Suntu climate — normals and trends
Suntu (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 2,345 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 (19.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Suntu averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.
Suntu has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.4 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 8 December 2013).
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
SuntuOromiya
- coords
- 8.10°, 36.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,345mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
6.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
236 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
21.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
32.4 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
4.6 °C
8 December 2013
Wettest day
71 mm
27 April 2023
Windiest day
17.4 km/h
12 July 1966
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
16 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
8 December 2013
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 May 1989
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 | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -50 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 162 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 144 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 243 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 323 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 339 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 347 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 344 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 272 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -78 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Suntu?
Suntu has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 2,345 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Suntu?
The hottest day measured in Suntu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 32.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Suntu?
The coldest day measured in Suntu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 2013, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Suntu?
Almost never: Suntu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Suntu warmed?
Yes: Suntu warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Suntu?
The wettest day measured in Suntu between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2023, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Suntu?
The windiest day measured in Suntu between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1966, with winds reaching 17.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Suntu?
The warmest month in Suntu is March (19.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Suntu?
Suntu receives on average 2,345 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Suntu?
Suntu gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Suntu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Suntu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Suntu?
In Suntu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 22 March 2009, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 8 December 2013.
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