Tīlīlī climate — normals and trends
Tīlīlī (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,356 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 April (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tīlīlī averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Tīlīlī has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 26 November 1942).
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
TīlīlīAmhara
- coords
- 10.85°, 37.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
12.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,356mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
32.6 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
6.0 °C
26 November 1942
Wettest day
86 mm
13 May 1998
Windiest day
23.9 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
26 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
19 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
1 March 1940
Sunniest day
12.5 h
13 May 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 | 26.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 41 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 109 mm | -135 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 192 mm | -193 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 464 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 419 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 425 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 233 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -51 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tīlīlī?
Tīlīlī has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 2,356 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tīlīlī?
The hottest day measured in Tīlīlī between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tīlīlī?
The coldest day measured in Tīlīlī between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tīlīlī?
Almost never: Tīlīlī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tīlīlī warmed?
Yes: Tīlīlī warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tīlīlī?
The wettest day measured in Tīlīlī between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1998, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tīlīlī?
The windiest day measured in Tīlīlī between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tīlīlī?
The warmest month in Tīlīlī is April (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tīlīlī?
Tīlīlī receives on average 2,356 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tīlīlī?
Tīlīlī gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tīlīlī?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Tīlīlī.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tīlīlī?
In Tīlīlī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 19 April 1998, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 1 March 1940.
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