Wereta climate — normals and trends
Wereta (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,541 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wereta averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Wereta 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 33.8 °C (on 23 April 2009) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 10 December 1946).
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
WeretaAmhara
- coords
- 11.92°, 37.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.6°C
Average daily low
12.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,541mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
33.8 °C
23 April 2009
Coldest day
5.2 °C
10 December 1946
Wettest day
95 mm
31 July 2014
Windiest day
25.8 km/h
22 May 1991
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
23 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.5 °C
7 December 1973
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 May 1956
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 | 26.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -69 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | -133 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 439 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 427 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 323 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | -20 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wereta?
Wereta has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,541 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wereta?
The hottest day measured in Wereta between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2009, reaching 33.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wereta?
The coldest day measured in Wereta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1946, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Wereta?
Almost never: Wereta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wereta warmed?
Yes: Wereta warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wereta?
The wettest day measured in Wereta between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2014, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wereta?
The windiest day measured in Wereta between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1991, with winds reaching 25.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wereta?
The warmest month in Wereta is April (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Wereta?
Wereta receives on average 1,541 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wereta?
Wereta gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wereta?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wereta.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wereta?
In Wereta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.5 °C on 7 December 1973.
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