Wik’ro climate — normals and trends
Wik’ro (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,494 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 (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wik’ro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Wik’ro has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 12 June 2016) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 30 November 1958).
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
Wik’roTigray
- coords
- 13.80°, 39.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.9°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,494mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
29.9 °C
12 June 2016
Coldest day
3.4 °C
30 November 1958
Wettest day
168 mm
29 June 2007
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
26 July 1966
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
26 July 1966
Hottest feels-like
30.0 °C
18 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
-1.5 °C
2 February 1987
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 May 1940
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 | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 27 mm | -122 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 636 mm | +198 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 492 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 22.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 205 mm | +91 mm |
| Oct | 21.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 20 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 21.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wik’ro?
Wik’ro has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.9 °C and it receives 1,494 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wik’ro?
The hottest day measured in Wik’ro between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 2016, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wik’ro?
The coldest day measured in Wik’ro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1958, at 3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Wik’ro?
Almost never: Wik’ro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wik’ro warmed?
Yes: Wik’ro warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wik’ro?
The wettest day measured in Wik’ro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2007, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wik’ro?
The windiest day measured in Wik’ro between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wik’ro?
The warmest month in Wik’ro is May (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (13.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Wik’ro?
Wik’ro receives on average 1,494 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wik’ro?
Wik’ro gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wik’ro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wik’ro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wik’ro?
In Wik’ro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.0 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was -1.5 °C on 2 February 1987.
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