Climate averages 1991–2020
Debre Mark’os weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Debre Mark’os: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 126 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahir Dar (143 km away). In October its highs average 23.4°C, 2.3°C warmer than Debre Mark’os, with 58 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Debre Mark’os ranks joint 36th of 40 for the warmest October highs and 29th of 40 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 40 cities is 24.0°C; Debre Mark’os is 3.0°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 126 mm to 46 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 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Bahir Dar in OctoberEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in OctoberEthiopia · 153 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 189 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in OctoberEthiopia · 185 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 48 mm rain
- Sebeta in OctoberEthiopia · 186 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 9.0°C · 56 mm rain
- Waliso in OctoberEthiopia · 204 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in OctoberEthiopia · 211 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Bishoftu in OctoberEthiopia · 224 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Dessie in OctoberEthiopia · 225 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 33 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.