Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In December its highs average 21.8°C, 2.9°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks 20th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Bahir Dar is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to 2.9 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Debre Mark’os in DecemberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Weldiya in DecemberEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 39 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Alamata in DecemberEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 12.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Kombolcha in DecemberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in DecemberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in DecemberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Mek'ele in DecemberEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 9.8 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.