Debre Mark’os climate — normals and trends
Debre Mark’os (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,383 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Debre Mark’os averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 205 rainy days per year.
Debre Mark’os has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 19 April 1998) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 6 November 1980).
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 Mark’osAmhara
- coords
- 10.35°, 37.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,383mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
205 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °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
32.0 °C
19 April 1998
Coldest day
5.2 °C
6 November 1980
Wettest day
85 mm
21 July 2005
Windiest day
20.3 km/h
31 March 1944
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
22 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
12 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.5 °C
6 November 1980
Sunniest day
12.3 h
15 May 1956
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 | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 243 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 223 mm | -129 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 410 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 480 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 413 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 22.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 175 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Debre Mark’os?
Debre Mark’os has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Debre Mark’os?
The hottest day measured in Debre Mark’os between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1998, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Debre Mark’os?
The coldest day measured in Debre Mark’os between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1980, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Debre Mark’os?
Almost never: Debre Mark’os sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Debre Mark’os warmed?
Yes: Debre Mark’os warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Debre Mark’os?
The wettest day measured in Debre Mark’os between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2005, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Debre Mark’os?
The windiest day measured in Debre Mark’os between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1944, with winds reaching 20.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Debre Mark’os?
The warmest month in Debre Mark’os is April (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Debre Mark’os?
Debre Mark’os receives on average 2,383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 205 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Debre Mark’os?
Debre Mark’os gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Debre Mark’os?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Debre Mark’os.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Debre Mark’os?
In Debre Mark’os, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 12 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.5 °C on 6 November 1980.
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