Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Mark’os weather
in August.
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.
August is a mild month in Debre Mark’os: daytime highs average 18.4°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 417 mm of rain on roughly 31 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahir Dar (143 km away). In August its highs average 21.4°C, 3.0°C warmer than Debre Mark’os, with 524 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Mark’os ranks 39th of 40 for the warmest August highs and 36th of 40 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 40 cities is 22.8°C; Debre Mark’os is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 417 mm to 390 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 Mark’os climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 13 | 3.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 24.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 20 | 4.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 24.2°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 68 | 11.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 137 | 14.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 22.8°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 269 | 21.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 20.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 380 | 29.3 | 12.713 h |
| July | 18.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 425 | 30.9 | 12.713 h |
| August, selected | 18.4°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 417 | 31.0 | 12.512 h |
| September | 19.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 390 | 28.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 21.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 126 | 11.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 21.4°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 46 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 21.8°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.512 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
August in nearby cities
- Bahir Dar in AugustEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 15.5°C · 524 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in AugustEthiopia · 153 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 13.4°C · 290 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in AugustEthiopia · 185 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 407 mm rain
- Sebeta in AugustEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 426 mm rain
- Waliso in AugustEthiopia · 204 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 243 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in AugustEthiopia · 211 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 579 mm rain
- Bishoftu in AugustEthiopia · 224 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 197 mm rain
- Dessie in AugustEthiopia · 225 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 131 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 Mark’os) is explained once on the Debre Mark’os year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.