Debre Mark’os weather in January

In January, Debre Mark’os sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Debre Mark’os's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debre Mark’os's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:55 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
41%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Debre Mark’os is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Debre Mark’os reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Debre Mark’os weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°133.111.58.3
Feb27° / 13°204.111.77.7
Mar27° / 14°6811.611.96.4
Apr27° / 14°13714.812.25.9
May25° / 14°26921.412.55.0
Jun22° / 13°38029.312.63.7
Jul20° / 13°42530.912.53.3
Aug20° / 13°4173112.33.3
Sep21° / 12°39028.112.13.9
Oct23° / 12°12611.511.86.8
Nov24° / 11°466.811.57.9
Dec24° / 11°122.911.48.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Debre Mark’os gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:506:14
211.46:506:15
311.46:516:15
411.46:516:16
511.46:526:16
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1611.56:556:22
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1911.56:556:23
2011.56:556:24
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3111.56:566:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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176.0Bright
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206.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Debre Mark’os

In seasonPeak

None of Debre Mark’os's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Debre Mark’os's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Debre Mark’os?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Debre Mark’os for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Debre Mark’os in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Debre Mark’os sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Debre Mark’os in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Debre Mark’os peaks around March 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Debre Mark’os in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Debre Mark’os is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2048 µg/m³Aug 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Debre Mark’os?

Debre Mark’os sits at 10.3°N, 37.7°E, 2,487 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lumamē, 25 km away.

Topography around Debre Mark’os

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Debre Mark’os.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debre Mark’os has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 2,431 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,357 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Debre Mark’os is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
1,357 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Lumamē 25 km · Dembech’a 35 km · Bichena 52 km · Finote Selam 64 km · Dayē 78 km · Mertule Maryam 79 km · Burē 83 km · Mot’a 83 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Debre Mark’os (10.35°, 37.7333°, elevation 2,487 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).