Lightning strikes in Ethiopia
The detection network has located 28 lightning strikes in Ethiopia since the archive began, including 18 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Ethiopia #113 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Ethiopia is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 9 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 2 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 | 6 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1 |
| 2026-08-09 | 7 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08-05 | 5 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Ethiopia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amhara | 11 | 9 | 39.3% |
| 2 | Tigray | 6 | 4 | 21.4% |
| 3 | Oromia | 4 | 3 | 14.3% |
| 4 | Southern Nations | 3 | 1 | 10.7% |
| 5 | Gambela | 2 | 0 | 7.1% |
| 6 | Benishangul-Gumuz | 2 | 1 | 7.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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