Debre Mark’os in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Debre Mark’os sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 475 mm of rain over about 48 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Debre Mark’os's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Debre Mark’os's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 475 mm; 48 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Debre Mark’os in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Debre Mark’os reaches about 26°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Debre Mark’os weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	13	3.1	11.5	8.3
Feb	27° / 13°	20	4.1	11.7	7.7
Mar	27° / 14°	68	11.6	11.9	6.4
Apr	27° / 14°	137	14.8	12.2	5.9
May	25° / 14°	269	21.4	12.5	5.0
Jun	22° / 13°	380	29.3	12.6	3.7
Jul	20° / 13°	425	30.9	12.5	3.3
Aug	20° / 13°	417	31	12.3	3.3
Sep	21° / 12°	390	28.1	12.1	3.9
Oct	23° / 12°	126	11.5	11.8	6.8
Nov	24° / 11°	46	6.8	11.5	7.9
Dec	24° / 11°	12	2.9	11.4	8.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Debre Mark’os gets around 475 mm of rain over 48 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Debre Mark’os

In seasonPeak

In spring, Debre Mark’os overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Debre Mark’os for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debre Mark’os in Spring

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

In spring, Debre Mark’os sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 48 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Debre Mark’os in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	16	15	13	12	13	14	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Debre Mark’os in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	40	35	31	27	31	29	27	34	41	44	48
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	48	Poor

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

cropland 50%

16 km

1,357 m

cropland 82%

80 km

3,290 m

cropland 65%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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Spring 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

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.