The altitude of the town is 1510 meters above sea level, its Mean Annual Temperature is 27ºC, Mean Annual Rainfall is 1224mm. The prevailing wind direction is from east to west. The town is found in the north-eastern part of Lake Abaya catchment. The town is located at the foot of continuous ridge, thus runoff that originates from the elevated zones flow to the east, southeast and northeast. Some of these rivers that drain the area include Lege Dara, Sala, Chichu, Awala, Dorso, Bedesa, Subo and Bole The rivers ultimately discharge in to Lake Abaya.