Tarch’a Sodo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,467 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarch’a Sodo?

The hottest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2000, reaching 34.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The coldest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 7.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tarch’a Sodo?

Almost never: Tarch’a Sodo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Tarch’a Sodo warmed?

Yes: Tarch’a Sodo warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The wettest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The windiest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1943, with winds reaching 12.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tarch’a Sodo?

The warmest month in Tarch’a Sodo is March (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo receives on average 1,467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Tarch’a Sodo (Ethiopia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,467 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Tarch’a Sodo averages 0 frost days, 31 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.

Tarch’a Sodo has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 7 March 2000) and the coldest 7.9 °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

Tarch’a SodoSouth West Ethiopia Peoples' Region

coords: 7.15°, 37.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMarchColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

19.9°C

Average daily high

25.9°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,467mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

5.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

214 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

24.3 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

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.7 °C

7 March 2000

Coldest day

7.9 °C

31 December 2011

Wettest day

57 mm

28 October 2023

Windiest day

12.7 km/h

10 April 1943

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

27 July 1950

Hottest feels-like

37.4 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

31 December 2011

Sunniest day

12.3 h

15 May 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.5 °C1 March 2025	12.5 °C24 November 2025	21.1 °C	1,361 mm	58
2024	32.8 °C17 March 2024	11.9 °C9 December 2024	20.9 °C	1,509 mm	26
2023	32.6 °C23 February 2023	11.7 °C27 November 2023	21.2 °C	1,593 mm	45
2022	33.5 °C11 March 2022	11.8 °C3 December 2022	21.3 °C	1,174 mm	76
2021	33.1 °C7 April 2021	11.5 °C12 December 2021	20.8 °C	1,215 mm	37
2020	33.9 °C8 March 2020	10.2 °C18 November 2020	20.8 °C	1,512 mm	54
2019	34.3 °C21 March 2019	11.6 °C17 January 2019	21.3 °C	1,310 mm	106
2018	32.7 °C9 March 2018	10.4 °C23 November 2018	20.6 °C	1,408 mm	57
2017	34.2 °C12 April 2017	8.6 °C2 January 2017	21.1 °C	1,223 mm	90
2016	33.7 °C29 March 2016	9.9 °C7 December 2016	21.5 °C	1,281 mm	86
2015	33.9 °C6 March 2015	10.5 °C6 January 2015	21.7 °C	1,155 mm	81
2014	32.9 °C6 March 2014	11.6 °C23 December 2014	20.9 °C	1,356 mm	56
2013	33.9 °C24 February 2013	9.2 °C7 December 2013	20.8 °C	1,437 mm	60
2012	34.1 °C19 March 2012	12.1 °C2 January 2012	21.2 °C	1,147 mm	95
2011	34.2 °C2 April 2011	7.9 °C31 December 2011	20.6 °C	1,325 mm	79
2010	33.3 °C3 February 2010	9.8 °C5 December 2010	20.8 °C	1,553 mm	34
2009	34.4 °C22 March 2009	9.6 °C9 November 2009	21.5 °C	1,158 mm	100
2008	34.6 °C22 March 2008	9.8 °C23 November 2008	20.8 °C	1,246 mm	81
2007	34.0 °C14 March 2007	9.9 °C17 December 2007	21.1 °C	1,289 mm	90
2006	33.5 °C17 February 2006	11.2 °C6 November 2006	20.9 °C	1,459 mm	49
2005	33.4 °C21 February 2005	11.8 °C15 December 2005	21.0 °C	1,281 mm	56
2004	33.6 °C2 March 2004	12.9 °C18 July 2004	20.4 °C	1,325 mm	28
2003	33.9 °C21 February 2003	11.1 °C13 December 2003	20.3 °C	1,293 mm	36
2002	33.9 °C27 February 2002	12.5 °C22 January 2002	20.7 °C	1,249 mm	57
2001	32.1 °C11 December 2001	12.0 °C21 July 2001	20.0 °C	1,223 mm	27
2000	34.7 °C7 March 2000	11.9 °C22 October 2000	20.1 °C	1,123 mm	71
1999	33.9 °C8 February 1999	10.8 °C24 November 1999	20.6 °C	1,233 mm	51
1998	33.6 °C2 April 1998	9.6 °C26 November 1998	20.8 °C	1,411 mm	43
1997	33.4 °C6 March 1997	12.6 °C5 July 1997	20.5 °C	1,441 mm	47
1996	33.1 °C11 February 1996	10.2 °C1 November 1996	20.2 °C	1,600 mm	34
1995	32.6 °C27 March 1995	11.3 °C21 January 1995	20.7 °C	1,146 mm	36
1994	34.0 °C2 March 1994	11.0 °C2 January 1994	20.7 °C	1,258 mm	69
1993	31.4 °C29 December 1993	11.7 °C31 December 1993	20.1 °C	1,269 mm	27
1992	33.6 °C12 March 1992	10.3 °C20 November 1992	20.0 °C	1,216 mm	29
1991	32.0 °C21 March 1991	10.9 °C28 December 1991	20.5 °C	1,174 mm	41
1990	31.4 °C15 November 1990	10.8 °C11 January 1990	20.2 °C	1,366 mm	35
1989	31.9 °C4 March 1989	11.7 °C25 October 1989	19.8 °C	1,294 mm	21
1988	33.2 °C15 March 1988	10.6 °C7 December 1988	20.4 °C	1,303 mm	38
1987	32.5 °C16 February 1987	11.3 °C16 November 1987	20.7 °C	1,292 mm	53
1986	32.1 °C13 March 1986	10.8 °C27 October 1986	19.7 °C	1,547 mm	9
1985	32.4 °C17 March 1985	12.0 °C12 October 1985	19.5 °C	1,535 mm	25
1984	32.8 °C29 April 1984	10.1 °C18 January 1984	20.0 °C	1,185 mm	24
1983	31.5 °C7 March 1983	10.3 °C2 November 1983	19.9 °C	1,377 mm	18
1982	32.7 °C26 March 1982	11.0 °C30 December 1982	19.6 °C	1,333 mm	13
1981	32.9 °C23 February 1981	11.4 °C9 November 1981	20.0 °C	1,380 mm	27
1980	32.3 °C16 January 1980	11.4 °C2 November 1980	20.2 °C	1,269 mm	25
1979	32.3 °C6 March 1979	12.2 °C13 October 1979	19.7 °C	1,556 mm	20
1978	30.8 °C6 February 1978	10.3 °C5 November 1978	19.3 °C	1,747 mm	8
1977	32.9 °C16 March 1977	9.5 °C29 November 1977	19.5 °C	1,818 mm	13
1976	32.6 °C10 March 1976	10.9 °C8 December 1976	19.7 °C	1,488 mm	17
1975	32.2 °C1 March 1975	11.4 °C10 November 1975	19.5 °C	1,538 mm	20
1974	32.2 °C24 April 1974	10.8 °C6 November 1974	19.6 °C	1,385 mm	21
1973	34.4 °C5 April 1973	10.1 °C15 December 1973	20.0 °C	1,401 mm	54
1972	30.9 °C5 March 1972	11.8 °C27 August 1972	19.5 °C	1,344 mm	10
1971	31.8 °C28 February 1971	8.8 °C5 December 1971	19.0 °C	1,614 mm	27
1970	30.6 °C17 February 1970	9.0 °C28 November 1970	19.3 °C	1,626 mm	3
1969	30.9 °C10 March 1969	10.2 °C10 November 1969	19.8 °C	1,365 mm	10
1968	30.3 °C27 March 1968	9.3 °C7 January 1968	19.0 °C	1,675 mm	1
1967	32.3 °C11 March 1967	10.0 °C22 December 1967	19.0 °C	2,165 mm	20
1966	30.3 °C1 May 1966	11.0 °C24 November 1966	19.6 °C	1,159 mm	1
1965	29.8 °C27 February 1965	9.6 °C22 December 1965	19.3 °C	1,258 mm	0
1964	30.5 °C17 March 1964	10.5 °C11 November 1964	19.3 °C	1,145 mm	8
1963	31.7 °C24 March 1963	11.7 °C17 January 1963	18.7 °C	2,136 mm	4
1962	30.6 °C17 February 1962	11.0 °C13 January 1962	18.8 °C	1,908 mm	5
1961	32.7 °C7 March 1961	11.4 °C14 October 1961	19.0 °C	1,922 mm	10
1960	31.2 °C21 April 1960	10.2 °C18 January 1960	18.9 °C	1,974 mm	3
1959	30.7 °C14 March 1959	11.4 °C2 February 1959	18.9 °C	1,874 mm	3
1958	31.4 °C4 March 1958	10.2 °C16 November 1958	19.4 °C	1,810 mm	4
1957	30.1 °C16 February 1957	11.8 °C31 October 1957	19.3 °C	1,724 mm	1
1956	31.6 °C9 March 1956	9.4 °C5 November 1956	19.0 °C	1,615 mm	21
1955	30.7 °C4 March 1955	10.8 °C18 October 1955	19.0 °C	1,547 mm	2
1954	29.7 °C2 February 1954	10.8 °C23 December 1954	18.8 °C	1,692 mm	0
1953	28.5 °C14 March 1953	12.0 °C15 October 1953	18.5 °C	2,151 mm	0
1952	30.0 °C21 February 1952	10.7 °C29 October 1952	18.7 °C	2,163 mm	1
1951	29.8 °C5 March 1951	11.2 °C21 January 1951	18.5 °C	2,186 mm	0
1950	30.6 °C6 March 1950	10.0 °C5 January 1950	18.2 °C	2,092 mm	3
1949	29.2 °C6 March 1949	9.3 °C4 November 1949	18.3 °C	1,957 mm	0
1948	29.6 °C25 March 1948	9.5 °C11 November 1948	18.9 °C	1,651 mm	0
1947	28.8 °C9 March 1947	9.9 °C22 October 1947	18.6 °C	1,761 mm	0
1946	31.7 °C31 March 1946	11.3 °C8 October 1946	19.6 °C	1,219 mm	30
1945	30.5 °C21 March 1945	9.0 °C6 December 1945	19.1 °C	1,265 mm	7
1944	30.6 °C22 February 1944	9.4 °C9 January 1944	19.5 °C	1,179 mm	4
1943	30.7 °C30 April 1943	9.6 °C6 November 1943	19.2 °C	1,529 mm	24
1942	29.6 °C26 February 1942	8.8 °C27 November 1942	19.3 °C	1,137 mm	0
1941	33.2 °C27 March 1941	10.3 °C3 January 1941	19.8 °C	1,016 mm	24
1940	29.1 °C22 February 1940	10.1 °C10 December 1940	18.5 °C	1,546 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1361 mm

-106 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.6 °C	+0.8 °C	3 mm	-15 mm
Feb	30.5 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-27 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+0.8 °C	88 mm	+14 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	+1.4 °C	153 mm	+8 mm
May	26.8 °C	+1.3 °C	170 mm	-13 mm
Jun	26.1 °C	+2.3 °C	179 mm	-6 mm
Jul	24.3 °C	+1.7 °C	214 mm	-22 mm
Aug	23.8 °C	+1.0 °C	245 mm	+2 mm
Sep	24.9 °C	+1.2 °C	195 mm	-16 mm
Oct	26.0 °C	+0.5 °C	95 mm	+4 mm
Nov	28.7 °C	+1.9 °C	4 mm	-32 mm
Dec	28.0 °C	+0.8 °C	16 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.5 °C

24 Nov 2025

Wettest day

27.3 mm

13 Apr 2025

Windiest day

10.6 km/h

23 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

20 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.1 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.2 °C

24 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

9 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,467 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarch’a Sodo?

The hottest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2000, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The coldest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 7.9 °C.

Does it snow in Tarch’a Sodo?

Almost never: Tarch’a Sodo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Tarch’a Sodo warmed?

Yes: Tarch’a Sodo warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The wettest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tarch’a Sodo?

The windiest day measured in Tarch’a Sodo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1943, with winds reaching 12.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tarch’a Sodo?

The warmest month in Tarch’a Sodo is March (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo receives on average 1,467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tarch’a Sodo?

Tarch’a Sodo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Tarch’a Sodo?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tarch’a Sodo.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarch’a Sodo?

In Tarch’a Sodo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 31 December 2011.

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