Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in July.
A mild, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 17.6°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 484 mm of rain on roughly 30 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In July its highs average 19.8°C, 2.2°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 377 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest July highs and 39th of 40 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 40 cities is 22.9°C; Debre Birhan is 5.3°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 484 mm to 579 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Addis Ababa in JulyEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 377 mm rain
- Bishoftu in JulyEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 184 mm rain
- Nazrēt in JulyEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Sebeta in JulyEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 403 mm rain
- Kombolcha in JulyEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 130 mm rain
- Dessie in JulyEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.1°C · 101 mm rain
- Mek’ī in JulyEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 107 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in JulyEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 13.4°C · 283 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.