Tigray, Ethiopia · population 215,546 · 3 weather stations within 200 km · records 1880 to 2025
Mek'ele has an average annual daytime high of 24.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline. Its warmest month is May, when highs typically reach 27.6°C, and its coldest is December, with overnight lows near 8.2°C.
These figures reflect annual averages, not single-day records. Daily observations are outside this dataset's precision.
Since 1900, Mek'ele's average temperature has risen by +1.5°C. Compared to the earliest station records that begin in 1880, warming totals +1.6°C.
20-year smoothed annual temperature reconstructed from station anomalies. Dashed line: 1951–1980 baseline.
Daytime highs sit within a comfortable 15°C to 26°C range.
Mek'ele's average annual daytime high is 24.9°C, based on the 1951 to 1980 baseline period. The warmest month is May, with highs averaging 27.6°C, and the coldest is December, with lows averaging 8.2°C.
May is the warmest month in Mek'ele, with typical daytime highs of 27.6°C.
2023 is the hottest year on record for Mek'ele, running +1.7°C above the 1951 to 1980 baseline.
Yes. Since 1900, Mek'ele has warmed by roughly +1.5°C.
January to December typically offers the most comfortable daytime highs, in the 15°C to 26°C range.
Baseline period 1951 to 1980. Monthly averages are the mean of station observations weighted by proximity. Warming trend is the 20-year smoothed anomaly against that baseline.