Dessie
City in Ethiopia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Dessie TosssaView: Asrade, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Dessie is a city in Ethiopia, in Amhara. About 270,400 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Ethiopia in our atlas.
It lies at 11.13° N, 39.63° E, about 2,494 m (8,182 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Addis_Ababa time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dessie. Green dots: other major cities of Ethiopia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dessie has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 5°C (41°F). Around 955 mm (38 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in EthiopiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bahir Dar · 250 km
- Addis Ababa · 253 km
- Mek'ele · 263 km
- Bishoftu · 274 km
- Gonder · 287 km
- Nazrēt · 290 km
- Dire Dawa · 297 km
- Jijiga · 398 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 339219 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q755752 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Dessie TosssaView: Asrade, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)