Bahir Dar monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar average temperature chart (Celsius) Bahir Dar average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bahir Dar (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 27.8 29.5 29.7 28.7 26.4 24 24 25.1 26.3 26.4 26.1
°F 79.7 82.1 85.1 85.5 83.7 79.4 75.1 75.3 77.1 79.3 79.5 78.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bahir Dar monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bahir Dar monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bahir Dar (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 4 3 9 25 84 178 438 386 199 90 23 4
inches 0.1 0.1 0.3 1 3.3 7 17.3 15.2 7.8 3.6 0.9 0.1
Rainy days 2 3 4 5 8 12 12 14 11 6 2 2

Average annual rainfall in Bahir Dar: 1490.2mm (586.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bahir Dar
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 10.3 10.2 9.5 9.2 8.7 7.9 6.4 6.5 7.8 8.8 9.8 10.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bahir Dar average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bahir Dar average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bahir Dar (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 7.7 9.3 12.3 13.3 14.4 14.2 13.8 13.7 12.9 12.4 10.5 7.9
Max °C 27 28.3 29.9 30.1 29.1 26.7 24.2 24.3 25.4 26.6 26.8 26.5
Min °F 45.8 48.7 54.1 55.9 57.8 57.5 56.8 56.7 55.1 54.3 50.8 46.2
Max °F 63.1 65.8 70 71.1 71.1 68.7 66.2 66.2 66.4 67.1 65.5 63

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bahir Dar average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bahir Dar average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bahir Dar in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.8 26.4 26.9 27.8 28.7 28.9 29.4 29.7 29.7 29.5 28.8 27.7
°F 80.2 79.5 80.5 82.1 83.7 84.1 84.9 85.5 85.4 85.1 83.8 81.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bahir Dar average winspeed by month (km/h) Bahir Dar average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bahir Dar (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
mph 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bahir Dar relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bahir Dar
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
43% 39% 39% 43% 53% 59% 71% 75% 68% 64% 53% 48%

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Bahir Dar weather stats

Bahir Dar weather statistics
Hottest month: April 29.7°C 85.5°F
Driest month: February 3mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: January 10.3hrs
Coldest month: December 26.1°C 79°F
Wettest month: July 438mm 17.2ins
Warmest sea: August 29.7°C 85.5°F
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