Debre Tabor weather in September

In September, Debre Tabor sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 484 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Debre Tabor's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Debre Tabor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
484 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:20 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Debre Tabor is human settlement.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical September day in Debre Tabor reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Debre Tabor weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 163.111.48.3
Feb25° / 11°234.111.68.0
Mar25° / 12°7410.111.96.9
Apr25° / 13°10311.512.36.7
May24° / 13°19815.312.56.1
Jun22° / 12°43024.812.74.3
Jul19° / 11°78230.812.63.2
Aug19° / 11°86230.812.43.2
Sep20° / 11°48422.812.14.5
Oct22° / 10°14713.511.76.2
Nov22° / 445.311.57.7
Dec23° / 182.911.38.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42179
52278
62575
72674
82872
92971
103169
113367
123565
133763
144159
154357
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Debre Tabor gets around 484 mm of rain over 22.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
196
295
394
493
592
691
790
889
988
1086
1184
1283
1381
1479
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1675
1773
1871
1969
2068
2166
2265
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2661
2760
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2959
3058

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18218
28317
38515
48614
58713
68812
78911
89010
9919
10919
11928
12937
13937
14946
15955
16955
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25982
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Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September, the calmest month.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 September

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:216:35
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312.26:216:33
412.26:216:33
512.26:216:32
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1012.16:216:28
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1912.06:206:22
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Debre Tabor

In seasonPeak

In September, Debre Tabor sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Debre Tabor's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Debre Tabor sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
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May
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Debre Tabor?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Debre Tabor for sightseeing.

What to pack for Debre Tabor in September

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

In September, Debre Tabor sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Debre Tabor in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (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 Tabor peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Debre Tabor in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Debre Tabor is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2236 µg/m³Aug 928 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Debre Tabor?

Debre Tabor sits at 11.8°N, 38.0°E, 2,692 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ibnat, 32 km away.

Topography around Debre Tabor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Debre Tabor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m around an average of 2,620 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,110 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,849 m.

The land around Debre Tabor is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
465 m
16 km
1,110 m
80 km
2,849 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Ibnat 32 km · Werota 35 km · Ādīs Zemen 39 km · Nefas Mewch’a 51 km · T’īs Isat 62 km · Bahir Dar 74 km · Maksenyit 78 km · Wegeda 80 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 Tabor (11.85°, 38.0167°, elevation 2,692 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).