Climate averages 1991–2020
Bahir Dar weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Bahir Dar: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 58 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 53 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Debre Mark’os (143 km away). In October its highs average 21.0°C, 2.3°C cooler than Bahir Dar, with 126 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Bahir Dar ranks 22nd of 40 for the warmest October highs and 20th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Bahir Dar is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 58 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Debre Mark’os in OctoberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.6°C · 126 mm rain
- Weldiya in OctoberEthiopia · 241 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Dessie in OctoberEthiopia · 250 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Alamata in OctoberEthiopia · 253 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Kombolcha in OctoberEthiopia · 263 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in OctoberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 189 mm rain
- Inda Silasē in OctoberEthiopia · 295 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 14.4°C · 28 mm rain
- Mek'ele in OctoberEthiopia · 310 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.9°C · 12 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.