Debark’ climate — normals and trends
Debark’ (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 4,204 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Debark’ averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.
Debark’ has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 19 April 1998) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 7 February 1993).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Debark’Amhara
- coords
- 13.16°, 37.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
4,204mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
212 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.1 °C
19 April 1998
Coldest day
5.8 °C
7 February 1993
Wettest day
141 mm
19 May 1950
Windiest day
18.8 km/h
10 April 2002
Strongest gust
82.4 km/h
20 April 1994
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
15 April 1979
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
7 February 1993
Sunniest day
12.6 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 203 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 158 mm | -394 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 1275 mm | +279 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 1228 mm | +52 mm |
| Sep | 21.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 1081 mm | +317 mm |
| Oct | 21.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 169 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 25 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 24.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Debark’?
Debark’ has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 4,204 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Debark’?
The hottest day measured in Debark’ between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Debark’?
The coldest day measured in Debark’ between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1993, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Debark’?
Almost never: Debark’ sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Debark’ warmed?
Yes: Debark’ warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Debark’?
The wettest day measured in Debark’ between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1950, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Debark’?
The windiest day measured in Debark’ between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2002, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Debark’?
The warmest month in Debark’ is April (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Debark’?
Debark’ receives on average 4,204 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Debark’?
Debark’ gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Debark’?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Debark’.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Debark’?
In Debark’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 15 April 1979, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 7 February 1993.
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