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When to go to Addis Ababa

Twelve months of averages for Addis Ababa, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Addis Ababa has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in September to June.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in October to February.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
The warmest month is March (25°C) and the coolest August (20°C). The wettest is August (246 mm) and the driest January (12 mm); about 1,083 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Addis Ababa: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Addis Ababa

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Addis Ababa by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	24°C	7°C	12 mm	55%	39%	6.2	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	25°C	9°C	27 mm	51%	44%	6.6	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	25°C	10°C	56 mm	55%	56%	6.6	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	24°C	11°C	90 mm	65%	65%	6.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	25°C	12°C	89 mm	63%	66%	6.3	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	24°C	12°C	116 mm	68%	71%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	20°C	11°C	239 mm	80%	83%	4.9	39°C	Wet
August	20°C	11°C	246 mm	83%	83%	4.8	39°C	Wet
September	20°C	11°C	145 mm	80%	69%	5.6	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	21°C	7°C	34 mm	70%	46%	6.3	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	22°C	6°C	16 mm	63%	39%	6.1	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	22°C	6°C	13 mm	59%	33%	6	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

7°C

12 mm

55%

39%

6.2

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

25°C

9°C

27 mm

51%

44%

6.6

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

25°C

10°C

56 mm

55%

56%

6.6

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

24°C

11°C

90 mm

65%

6.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

25°C

12°C

89 mm

63%

66%

6.3

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

24°C

12°C

116 mm

68%

71%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

20°C

11°C

239 mm

80%

83%

4.9

39°C

Wet

August

20°C

11°C

246 mm

83%

4.8

39°C

Wet

September

20°C

11°C

145 mm

80%

69%

5.6

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

21°C

7°C

34 mm

70%

46%

6.3

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

22°C

6°C

16 mm

63%

39%

6.1

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

22°C

6°C

13 mm

59%

33%

25°C

Mild to warm and dry