Bahir Dar Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia is 26°C (79°F), with little variation between seasons. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Bahir Dar compares to cities worldwide.
Bahir Dar Monthly Temperatures
Year-round, Bahir Dar experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 29°C (84°F) in April to a comfortable 22°C (72°F) in the coolest month, December. Nighttime temperatures range from 18°C (64°F) in April to 14°C (57°F) in December.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Bahir Dar by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Historical Bahir Dar Temperatures: 1976-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Bahir Dar spanning 51 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Bahir Dar vs Ethiopia
The map below shows the annual temperature across Ethiopia. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Bahir Dar vs World: Temperature Compared
Bahir Dar's average annual maximum temperature is 26°C (79°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Bahir Dar's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Bahir Dar climate page.
