Wendo climate — normals and trends
Wendo (Ethiopia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 2,252 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Wendo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 238 rainy days per year.
Wendo has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.8 °C (on 1 March 2025) and the coldest 2.7 °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
WendoSidama Region
- coords
- 6.60°, 38.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
20.0°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,252mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
238 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
28.8 °C
1 March 2025
Coldest day
2.7 °C
31 December 2011
Wettest day
128 mm
17 October 2024
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
18 July 1950
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
14 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
-1.0 °C
31 December 2011
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 April 1979
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 | 23.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 257 mm | +113 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 209 mm | -78 mm |
| May | 21.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 355 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 20.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 165 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 18.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 233 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 234 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 19.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 419 mm | +111 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 361 mm | +79 mm |
| Nov | 20.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 25 mm | -87 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 17 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wendo?
Wendo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 2,252 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wendo?
The hottest day measured in Wendo between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2025, reaching 28.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wendo?
The coldest day measured in Wendo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2011, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Wendo?
Almost never: Wendo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wendo warmed?
Yes: Wendo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wendo?
The wettest day measured in Wendo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2024, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wendo?
The windiest day measured in Wendo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wendo?
The warmest month in Wendo is March (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Wendo?
Wendo receives on average 2,252 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 238 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wendo?
Wendo gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wendo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wendo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wendo?
In Wendo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was -1.0 °C on 31 December 2011.
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