Debre Berhan climate — normals and trends
Debre Berhan (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 2,144 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 May (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (11.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Debre Berhan averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Debre Berhan has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.1 °C (on 1 June 2009) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 18 January 1960).
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
Debre BerhanAmhara
- coords
- 9.68°, 39.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.1°C
Average daily high
18.7°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,144mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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
26.1 °C
1 June 2009
Coldest day
0.6 °C
18 January 1960
Wettest day
135 mm
3 September 2021
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
26 May 2003
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
26 May 2003
Hottest feels-like
26.6 °C
13 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
-2.9 °C
18 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.1 h
13 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 4 mm | -75 mm |
| Mar | 21.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 243 mm | +79 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -134 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 89 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -110 mm |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 467 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 17.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 658 mm | +103 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 327 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Debre Berhan?
Debre Berhan has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.1 °C and it receives 2,144 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Debre Berhan?
The hottest day measured in Debre Berhan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2009, reaching 26.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Debre Berhan?
The coldest day measured in Debre Berhan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1960, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Debre Berhan?
Almost never: Debre Berhan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Debre Berhan warmed?
Yes: Debre Berhan warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Debre Berhan?
The wettest day measured in Debre Berhan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 2021, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Debre Berhan?
The windiest day measured in Debre Berhan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2003, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Debre Berhan?
The warmest month in Debre Berhan is May (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (11.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Debre Berhan?
Debre Berhan receives on average 2,144 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Debre Berhan?
Debre Berhan gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Debre Berhan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Debre Berhan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Debre Berhan?
In Debre Berhan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.6 °C on 13 March 2020, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 18 January 1941.
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