Weldiya climate — normals and trends
Weldiya (Ethiopia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,445 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Weldiya averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Weldiya 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 28.2 °C (on 18 June 1981) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 18 December 2010).
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
WeldiyaAmhara
- coords
- 11.83°, 39.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,445mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
28.2 °C
18 June 1981
Coldest day
1.1 °C
18 December 2010
Wettest day
114 mm
13 August 1941
Windiest day
20.0 km/h
16 October 1973
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
28 July 2009
Hottest feels-like
27.2 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.8 °C
18 December 2010
Snowiest day
0.2 cm
4 March 1995
Sunniest day
12.2 h
15 May 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -69 mm |
| Feb | 22.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -82 mm |
| Mar | 21.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 206 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 67 mm | -120 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 392 mm | +117 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 416 mm | +147 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 114 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 14 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 20.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -40 mm |
| Dec | 20.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Weldiya?
Weldiya has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 1,445 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Weldiya?
The hottest day measured in Weldiya between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1981, reaching 28.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Weldiya?
The coldest day measured in Weldiya between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2010, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Weldiya?
Almost never: Weldiya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Weldiya warmed?
Yes: Weldiya warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Weldiya?
The wettest day measured in Weldiya between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1941, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Weldiya?
The windiest day measured in Weldiya between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1973, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Weldiya?
The warmest month in Weldiya is June (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Weldiya?
Weldiya receives on average 1,445 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Weldiya?
Weldiya gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Weldiya?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Weldiya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1995, with 0.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Weldiya?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Weldiya.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Weldiya?
In Weldiya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.2 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was -1.8 °C on 18 December 2010.
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