Monthly Climate Bulletin April 2025

Bulletin

During April 2025, days remained warm in several parts of the Ethiopian lowlands, including Gambella, Somali, Afar, Benishangul Gumuz, North West Amhara, and Tigray regions. Specifically, the extreme maximum temperature values were as high as 44, 43.8, 42.8, and 42.6. 42.2, 41, and 41 for Fugnuido, Gambella, Metema, Gewane, Metehara (NMSA), Awash Arba, Semera.

On the other hand, the extreme minimum temperature values of below 6°C were recorded in some highland areas of Amhara, some parts of Oromia, Tigray, and Benishangul Gumuz regions. Specifically, the extreme minimum temperature values were 3.6. 4.6. 4.8, 4.8, 5, 5, 5.2, 5.5, and 5.6 over D/Brehan, Bui, Jijiga, Mehalmeda, Debrezeit, Alemketema, Sholagebaya, Wegeltena, Debark, and Amba Mariam, respectively.

During April 2025, the monthly rainfall amount exceeded 200 mm, or heavier rainfall was occurring over Central Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, Sidama, and the southern part of the Oromia region. In particular, the monthly total rainfall values of April 2025 were as high as 201.1, 216.4217.7, 220.8, 234.5, 234.6, 243.4, 276, and 283.2 mm at Sekoru, Dilla, Aman, Majji, Jinka, Yabelo, Arejo, Bore, and Gatira stations, respectively. The daily rainfall values more than 40mm were observed over Yabelo, Sekoru, Majji, Dilla, Aman, Jinka, Bore, and Gatira stations 100, 79.2, 55, 50.2, 50.2, 46.7, 41.5, and 41.3 on the 16th, 29th, 27th, 14th, 11th, 11th, 13th, and 25th, respectively.