Dessie weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · highland city · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Dessie is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with December and February close behind. Dessie averages about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,154

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

899 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

270k

Elevation

1,857 m

When is the best time to visit Dessie?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Dessie is January, then December and February. The dullest month is July (70/100, 215 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Dessie?

Dessie is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,154 hours of sunshine a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than July (70). It ranks #12 of 22 destinations in Ethiopia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,219 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 60% of the annual 899 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 258 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 378 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Aden Yemen · 608 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 714 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Abha Saudi Arabia · 853 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 882 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Semera Ethiopia · 157 km · 3,317 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Mekele Ethiopia · 263 km · 3,309 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bahir Dar Ethiopia · 268 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Dire Dawa Ethiopia · 286 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Gondar Ethiopia · 295 km · 3,297 h sun/yr · best in Jan