Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In December its highs average 21.7°C, 3.6°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 5.8 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 27th of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Debre Birhan is 6.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 18.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 49 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
Debre Birhan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.5°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 49 | 8.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 19.6°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 20.0°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 152 | 15.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 20.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 160 | 16.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 20.8°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 78 | 9.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 20.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 113 | 12.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 17.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 484 | 29.6 | 12.613 h |
| August | 17.3°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 579 | 30.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 18.0°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 252 | 21.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 18.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 47 | 6.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 18.3°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 23 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 18.2°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 17 | 4.0 | 11.612 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
- Addis Ababa in DecemberEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Bishoftu in DecemberEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Nazrēt in DecemberEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 12.2°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Sebeta in DecemberEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Kombolcha in DecemberEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 10.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Mek’ī in DecemberEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.1°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in DecemberEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 16 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 Debre Birhan) is explained once on the Debre Birhan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.