Wegeda climate — normals and trends
Wegeda (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,306 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wegeda averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Wegeda 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 33.7 °C (on 10 April 1998) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 9 January 1944).
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
WegedaAmhara
- coords
- 11.22°, 38.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,306mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
33.7 °C
10 April 1998
Coldest day
3.9 °C
9 January 1944
Wettest day
84 mm
27 May 2025
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
22 May 1991
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
28 April 1985
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
17 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
9 January 1944
Sunniest day
12.4 h
12 May 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 87 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 269 mm | +162 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 214 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 427 mm | +97 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 318 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 183 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 24.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wegeda?
Wegeda has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,306 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wegeda?
The hottest day measured in Wegeda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1998, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wegeda?
The coldest day measured in Wegeda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1944, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Wegeda?
Almost never: Wegeda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wegeda warmed?
Yes: Wegeda warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wegeda?
The wettest day measured in Wegeda between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2025, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wegeda?
The windiest day measured in Wegeda between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1991, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wegeda?
The warmest month in Wegeda is April (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Wegeda?
Wegeda receives on average 1,306 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wegeda?
Wegeda gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wegeda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wegeda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wegeda?
In Wegeda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 17 April 2024, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 9 January 1944.
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