Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in March.
A mild, wet month: the joint 3rd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 9.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 152 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes March a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In March its highs average 23.7°C, 3.7°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 65 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest March highs and 38th of 40 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 40 cities is 26.8°C; Debre Birhan is 6.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 152 mm to 160 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Addis Ababa in MarchEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Bishoftu in MarchEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Nazrēt in MarchEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Sebeta in MarchEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.8°C · 65 mm rain
- Kombolcha in MarchEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 13.1°C · 104 mm rain
- Dessie in MarchEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Mek’ī in MarchEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in MarchEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 119 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.