Features
Ethiopia has diverse climate and landscape, ranging from equatorial rainforest with high rainfall and humidity in the south and southwest, to the Afro-Alpine on the summits of the Semien and Bale Mountains, to desert like condition in the northeast, east and southeast lowland. Ethiopia generally exhibits largely arid with high variability of precipitation falls into three zones: the Alpine vegetated cool zones, also known as dega, with areas over 2,600 meters above sea level, where temperatures range from cold 16°C; the temperate session known as Woyna Dega zones, where much of the country's population concentrated in areas between 1,500 and 2,500 meters above sea level where temperatures range between 16°C and 30°C; and the hot session known as Qola zon, encompassing both tropical and arid regions, having temperatures ranging 27°C to 50°C.[1]
Ethiopia is ecologically diverse country. Most of the highland regions like Lalibela and Gondar are at an elevation above 2,000m (6,561ft), enjoying considerable climate year-round.[2]
Seasons
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Climate change effects
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References
- ^ "World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal". climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "What is the weather, climate and geography like in Ethiopia". World Travel Guide. Retrieved 2022-10-01.