Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 25.4°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In January its highs average 22.6°C, 2.8°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks joint 19th of 40 for the warmest January highs and 4th of 40 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 40 cities is 25.1°C; Bahir Dar is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.9 mm to 3.8 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Debre Mark’os in JanuaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Weldiya in JanuaryEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Dessie in JanuaryEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 43 mm rain
- Alamata in JanuaryEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Kombolcha in JanuaryEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in JanuaryEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in JanuaryEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Mek'ele in JanuaryEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 23 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.