Annual Climate Bulletin of 2025

Apart from some small area in Somali, the rainfall activity was normal to above normal over the other areas for the year 2025. Most of Tigray, small portion of Afar, some central parts of Oromia, pocket areas of Amhara, much of South Ethiopia and Gambela, had recorded above normal rainfall. The rest of the country experienced near normal rainfall.

The Belg and Kiremt seasons of the year 2025 were the season with higher values of extreme maximum temperature. Days remained hot at some low land places and the extreme maximum temperature values had exceeded 42oC. some stations reported extreme maximum temperature in excess of 42oC.

On the other hand, nights and early mornings were cold over the highlands of Ethiopia. Mostly, during the dry season (Bega) and in Belg and Kiremt at some places. In connection with this, minimum temperature values, below 2oC were recorded over Debrezeit, Jimma, Alemaya, Bui, D/brehan, Jijiga, Mehalmeda, Shola Gebeya and Wegeltena.