Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Mark’os weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Debre Mark’os: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahir Dar (143 km away). In January its highs average 25.4°C, 2.8°C warmer than Debre Mark’os, with 2.9 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Mark’os ranks 34th of 40 for the warmest January highs and 19th of 40 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 40 cities is 25.1°C; Debre Mark’os is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Bahir Dar in JanuaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in JanuaryEthiopia · 153 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 35 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in JanuaryEthiopia · 185 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Sebeta in JanuaryEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Waliso in JanuaryEthiopia · 204 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in JanuaryEthiopia · 211 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 7.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Bishoftu in JanuaryEthiopia · 224 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Dessie in JanuaryEthiopia · 225 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 7.7°C · 43 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.