Jimma
City in Ethiopia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Jimma is a city in Ethiopia, in Oromiya. About 250,900 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Ethiopia in our atlas.
It lies at 7.67° N, 36.83° E, about 1,719 m (5,640 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Jimma. Green dots: other major cities of Ethiopia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jimma has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 11°C (52°F). Around 1,740 mm (69 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Sodo · 136 km
- Awasa · 193 km
- Arba Minch · 198 km
- Shashamane · 201 km
- Addis Ababa · 258 km
- Bishoftu · 265 km
- Nazrēt · 285 km
- Bahir Dar · 439 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 333772 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q385341 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.