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Sodo, Ethiopia climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Sodo has a remarkably steady warm-temperate climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1617 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 232 mm while December barely receives 18 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sodo climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 27 | 85 | 189 | 225 | 183 | 215 | 232 | 228 | 147 | 45 | 18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 23 | 27 | 85 | 189 | 225 | 183 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 215 | 232 | 228 | 147 | 45 | 18 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 49 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 48 | 56 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 46 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 71 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 48 | 56 | 73 | 80 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 49 | 38 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.