Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Mark’os weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Debre Mark’os: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahir Dar (143 km away). In December its highs average 24.7°C, 2.9°C warmer than Debre Mark’os, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Mark’os ranks 36th of 40 for the warmest December highs and 22nd of 40 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 40 cities is 24.5°C; Debre Mark’os is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Bahir Dar in DecemberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in DecemberEthiopia · 153 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 11.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in DecemberEthiopia · 185 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Sebeta in DecemberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Waliso in DecemberEthiopia · 204 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in DecemberEthiopia · 211 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 6.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Bishoftu in DecemberEthiopia · 224 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Dessie in DecemberEthiopia · 225 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 25 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.