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Best time to visit Dessie

June is the best time to visit Dessie for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking June comfort 97/100
The least cloud November 30 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 10 mm
Warmth June 24 °C
Cooler weather December 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 June 97 24 °C 2
2 May 94 22 °C 8
3 October 90 19 °C 6
4 November 89 19 °C 4
5 February 87 20 °C 8
6 December 87 19 °C 5
7 September 83 20 °C 12
8 January 82 19 °C 8
9 April 82 21 °C 14
10 July 82 22 °C 16
11 March 81 20 °C 14
12 August 73 21 °C 20

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 21 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 18.8 °C 43 mm 48 %
February 19.9 °C 43 mm 44 %
March 20.5 °C 103 mm 49 %
April 20.9 °C 109 mm 49 %
May 22.0 °C 46 mm 42 %
June 23.7 °C 10 mm 42 %
July 21.8 °C 106 mm 56 %
August 20.5 °C 131 mm 54 %
September 20.0 °C 62 mm 43 %
October 19.3 °C 34 mm 38 %
November 19.0 °C 25 mm 30 %
December 18.7 °C 26 mm 33 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.