Dabat
Dabat is a town in Amhara, Ethiopia, 2,602 m above sea level. It has a population of about 28,300. The climate is classified as warm-summer Mediterranean (Köppen Csb), with dry, sunny summers and mild, wetter winters.
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Dabat at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in April
Average low in August
535 mm of rain
4 mm of rain
How Dabat has grown
People living in the built-up area (7 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+27%54k in 1975 → 69k in 2025Weather in Dabat
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Cloudy · wind 3 km/h · humidity 46%
When to go to Dabat
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 96 | 98 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 96 | 98 |
| High | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Low | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 4 | 8 | 30 | 58 | 138 | 266 | 547 | 535 | 198 | 90 | 20 | 9 |
| Wet days | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
What's on in Dabat
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Outdoors around Dabat
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Dabat
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Ethiopia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Dabat
Earthquakes around Dabat
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Dabat from above
Getting to Dabat
Places near Dabat
Places with a climate like Dabat
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
