Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dese features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 22 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 774 mm (30.5 inches) and receives 117 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dese enjoys an average of 3893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 28 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dese are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dese experiences 142 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 | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average high | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dese, Amhara, Ethiopia with other places around the world.
Dese usually has the most precipitation in April, July and August, with an average of 18 rainy days and 131 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dese are January, June and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 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) | 9 (0.4) | 55 (2.2) | 72 (2.8) | 121 (4.8) | 89 (3.5) | 9 (0.3) | 105 (4.1) | 167 (6.6) | 75 (2.9) | 34 (1.3) | 33 (1.3) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Dese are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dese: 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 | 271 | 302 | 340 | 333 | 346 | 332 | 314 | 325 | 329 | 334 | 323 | 337 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 32m | 11h 45m | 12h 3m | 12h 22m | 12h 37m | 12h 45m | 12h 41m | 12h 27m | 12h 9m | 11h 51m | 11h 36m | 11h 28m |
Dese experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, October and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dese UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |