Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in April.
A hot, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In April its highs average 24.0°C, 4.0°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 137 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks 10th of 40 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 40 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 40 cities is 26.2°C; Bahir Dar is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 102 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bahir Dar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 2.9 | 0.7 | 11.512 h |
| February | 27.1°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 16 | 3.1 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 28.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 26 | 5.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 26.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 102 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 23.5°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 284 | 26.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 21.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 521 | 30.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 21.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 524 | 30.9 | 12.513 h |
| September | 22.5°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 248 | 26.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 58 | 11.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 15 | 3.5 | 11.612 h |
| December | 24.7°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Debre Mark’os in AprilEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 137 mm rain
- Weldiya in AprilEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 167 mm rain
- Dessie in AprilEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.4°C · 113 mm rain
- Alamata in AprilEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 16.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Kombolcha in AprilEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 115 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in AprilEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 187 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in AprilEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Mek'ele in AprilEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 61 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bahir Dar) is explained once on the Bahir Dar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.