Gambella Region · Ethiopia
Gambēla
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Gambella Region at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Population
- 97,600
- Elevation
- 439 m
- Airports
- GMB
- 14 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,900 km
- 4 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Gambēla, month by month
- Jan36°
- Feb38°
- Mar39°
- Apr36°
- May31°
- Jun28°
- Jul27°
- Aug27°
- Sept28°
- Oct30°
- Nov31°
- Dec34°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 27°C in July to 39°C in March, with about 1,390 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for GambēlaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Gambēla
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBGambēla
2,900 km
4 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHGambēla
2,790 km
4 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Currency
- Ethiopian Birr ETBToday's indicative rate: ETB 100 ≈ USD 0.62Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, E, F, J and L220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 907ambulance911general emergency939fire991policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +251 · On the right
On the map
Places near Gambēla
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Gambella Region at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)