Bahir Dar weather by month & the best time to visit
Ethiopia · highland city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Bahir Dar is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with February and December close behind. Bahir Dar averages about 3,284 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Bahir Dar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bahir Dar is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (71/100, 197 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bahir Dar?
Bahir Dar is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,284 hours of sunshine a year. January (98/100) is noticeably better than June (71). It ranks #11 of 22 destinations in Ethiopia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,219 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 64% of the year's 1,508 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 98 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 4 mm | 11 |
| February | 97 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 10 mm | 12 |
| March | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 29 mm | 13 |
| April | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 59 mm | 13 |
| May | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 135 mm | 11 |
| June | 71 | 26° / 79°F | 16° / 61°F | 197 mm | 10 |
| July | 71 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 394 mm | 9 |
| August | 71 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 370 mm | 10 |
| September | 71 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 200 mm | 11 |
| October | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 72 mm | 11 |
| November | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 28 mm | 10 |
| December | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 10 mm | 10 |
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Bahir Dar: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Bahir Dar?
Bahir Dar is a highland city in Ethiopia at 1,818 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Bahir Dar get a year?
Bahir Dar gets about 3,284 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Bahir Dar?
The sunniest time to visit Bahir Dar is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 98/100 (with February and December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.
What is the least sunny month in Bahir Dar?
June is the least sunny month in Bahir Dar, scoring 71/100 with about 197 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Bahir Dar?
The typical midday UV index in Bahir Dar peaks around 13 (extreme) in March, easing to about 9 (very high) in July. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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