Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jimma features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1698 mm (66.8 inches) and receives 207 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jimma enjoys an average of 3744 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jimma are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jimma experiences 134 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Mean minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Minimum | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jimma, Oromiya, Ethiopia with other places around the world.
Jimma usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 258 mm (10.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jimma are January, February and December. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 42 (1.6) | 58 (2.3) | 136 (5.3) | 251 (9.9) | 217 (8.5) | 200 (7.9) | 255 (10.0) | 268 (10.5) | 185 (7.3) | 70 (2.8) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Jimma are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jimma: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 304 | 339 | 314 | 310 | 296 | 306 | 317 | 306 | 323 | 319 | 337 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 43m | 11h 52m | 12h 4m | 12h 16m | 12h 27m | 12h 32m | 12h 30m | 12h 20m | 12h 8m | 11h 56m | 11h 45m | 11h 40m |
Jimma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jimma UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |