Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bahir Dar features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1970 mm (77.6 inches) and receives 154 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bahir Dar enjoys an average of 3865 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bahir Dar are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bahir Dar experiences 161 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (67°F) |
Average low | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (53°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia with other places around the world.
Bahir Dar usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 474 mm (18.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bahir Dar are January, March and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 12 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 30 (1.2) | 140 (5.5) | 264 (10.4) | 556 (21.9) | 556 (21.9) | 310 (12.2) | 76 (3.0) | 17 (0.7) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Bahir Dar are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bahir Dar: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 273 | 307 | 347 | 341 | 338 | 324 | 307 | 308 | 321 | 335 | 327 | 335 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 30m | 11h 44m | 12h 3m | 12h 22m | 12h 38m | 12h 46m | 12h 42m | 12h 28m | 12h 10m | 11h 50m | 11h 34m | 11h 26m |
Bahir Dar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bahir Dar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |