Seasonal Climate Bulletin Bega 2024/2025

Bulletin

During Bega 2024/2025, days remained hot over North West, North East, West, and South East Parts of the Country. Extreme maximum temperature values exceeded 40 °C over Elidar, Gode, Dubti, Semera, Aysha, Gewane, Gode, Lare, Elidar, Gode, Gambella, Gode, Fugnuido, Gambella, and Metema with values of 42.8, 42.2, 41.5, 40.6, 40.5, 40, 41.8, 41, 40.6, 41.7, 40.8, 41.8, 41.5, 40.6, and 40.4 °C .

On the other hand, the Northern, Centeral, and Western parts of the country experienced extremely low temperatures. Hence, The extreme minimum temperature values were as low as -1.8, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 2, -2.8, -2, -0.4, 0, 0.2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, -2, -1, -0.4, and 0.2 °C Over D/Birhan, jijiga, Sholagebaya, Wegeltena, Ambamariam, Bui, D/Brehan, Mehalmeda, Wegeltena, Jijiga, Alemaya, Debrezeit(Af), Bui, Sholagebaya, Adigrat, Arise Robe, Dangla, Debrawrek, Enewari, D/Birhan, Wegeltena, Alemaya, and Jijiga respectively.

The climate of this season is characterized by hot and dry days. The mean seasonal rainfall amount of this season is less than 450mm over much of the Bega-rain-benefiting areas. The seasonal total rainfall amount of Bega 2024/25 exceeded 450mm over the Western and SouthWestern parts of the country, such as Benishangul, and some tip areas of the Somalia region. And below 4500m in most parts of Afar, Tigray, Amhara, central Oromia, and the eastern parts of the Somali region.

In general, Bega 2024/25's seasonal rainfall was normal to above-normal over most parts of Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and Gambella, and some parts of Afar, Somalia, Gambella, and SNNP. During Bega 24/2025's below normal rainfall amounts over some Areas of Tigray, Afar Oromia, and eastern parts of Somalia. During the season, most parts of Afar, Somalia, and Oromia and SNNP, as well as some parts of Tigray, Benishangul, and Somalia region experienced normal rainfall amounts.

Finally, during Bega 2024/25, most parts of northern, north eastern, north western, and eastern Ethiopia had wetter than the last year's Bega season, except some parts of the Amhara region. On the other hand, the southern, South Eastern and South western parts of the country were dry compared to last year's Bega season.