Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 7.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In November its highs average 21.6°C, 3.3°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 9.5 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest November highs and joint 19th of 40 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 40 cities is 24.3°C; Debre Birhan is 6.0°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 18.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 17 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Addis Ababa in NovemberEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 8.6°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Bishoftu in NovemberEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.6°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Nazrēt in NovemberEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Sebeta in NovemberEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Kombolcha in NovemberEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 10.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Dessie in NovemberEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Mek’ī in NovemberEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 14.9°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in NovemberEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 59 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.