Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Birhan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Debre Birhan: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 55 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Addis Ababa (113 km away). In October its highs average 20.8°C, 2.5°C warmer than Debre Birhan, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Birhan ranks 40th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 15th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Debre Birhan is 5.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs stay level at 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 47 mm to 23 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Addis Ababa in OctoberEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 48 mm rain
- Bishoftu in OctoberEthiopia · 120 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Nazrēt in OctoberEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Sebeta in OctoberEthiopia · 132 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Kombolcha in OctoberEthiopia · 158 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Dessie in OctoberEthiopia · 162 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Mek’ī in OctoberEthiopia · 187 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 15.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in OctoberEthiopia · 200 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 189 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.