Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In March its highs average 24.2°C, 3.8°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks 10th of 40 for the warmest March highs and joint 4th of 40 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 40 cities is 26.8°C; Bahir Dar is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Debre Mark’os in MarchEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 68 mm rain
- Weldiya in MarchEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.8°C · 189 mm rain
- Dessie in MarchEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Alamata in MarchEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 67 mm rain
- Kombolcha in MarchEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in MarchEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 119 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in MarchEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Mek'ele in MarchEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 60 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.