Welench’ītī climate — normals and trends
Welench’ītī (Ethiopia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 520 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 May (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Welench’ītī averages 0 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Welench’ītī has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 29 March 2016) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 18 January 1941).
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
Welench’ītīOromiya
- coords
- 8.67°, 39.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
520mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °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
36.7 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest day
3.8 °C
18 January 1941
Wettest day
50 mm
29 October 1977
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
24 July 1942
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
20 August 2025
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
13 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 May 1988
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 | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 21 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 74 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 148 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 98 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Welench’ītī?
Welench’ītī has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Welench’ītī?
The hottest day measured in Welench’ītī between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2016, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Welench’ītī?
The coldest day measured in Welench’ītī between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1941, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Welench’ītī?
Almost never: Welench’ītī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Welench’ītī warmed?
Yes: Welench’ītī warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Welench’ītī?
The wettest day measured in Welench’ītī between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1977, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Welench’ītī?
The windiest day measured in Welench’ītī between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1942, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Welench’ītī?
The warmest month in Welench’ītī is May (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Welench’ītī?
Welench’ītī receives on average 520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Welench’ītī?
Welench’ītī gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Welench’ītī?
Yes: Welench’ītī has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Welench’ītī?
In Welench’ītī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 13 March 2020, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 18 January 1941.
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