Amhara · Ethiopia
Gonder
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Amhara 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
- 466,000
- Elevation
- 2,201 m
- Airports
- GDQ
- 9.6 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,350 km
- 3 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Gonder, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb29°
- Mar30°
- Apr30°
- May28°
- Jun25°
- Jul21°
- Aug21°
- Sept23°
- Oct24°
- Nov25°
- Dec26°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 21°C in August to 30°C in March, with about 1,416 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for GonderModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Gonder
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBGonder
2,350 km
3 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHGonder
2,240 km
3 hrs 25 mins · 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
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Amhara 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)