Annual mean 18°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
24.3 °C
Coldest
18.8 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Addis Ababa over the whole year is 18°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C. Addis Ababa has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 38% in January, the driest month, to 63% in April, the wettest. Winds in Addis Ababa are highest in November, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Addis Ababa come in January, when the sky is typically 32% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Addis Ababa climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
22°C
13°C
19°C
38%
32%
3.6 m/s
81
9
75
February
23°C
15°C
20°C
44%
41%
3.7 m/s
84
16
69
March
24°C
16°C
21°C
47%
51%
3.5 m/s
80
21
63
April
24°C
16°C
21°C
63%
62%
3.3 m/s
82
18
63
May
24°C
16°C
22°C
41%
59%
3.1 m/s
83
19
61
June
22°C
16°C
21°C
53%
64%
2.8 m/s
84
16
67
July
20°C
15°C
19°C
44%
79%
2.8 m/s
77
10
75
August
20°C
15°C
18°C
56%
79%
2.6 m/s
79
7
78
September
21°C
15°C
20°C
61%
69%
2.6 m/s
84
11
73
October
23°C
15°C
19°C
60%
52%
3.5 m/s
83
10
73
November
22°C
14°C
19°C
59%
41%
3.8 m/s
80
8
76
December
22°C
12°C
18°C
44%
33%
3.8 m/s
80
7
77
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Addis Ababa weather by season
Year round, Addis Ababa has days of about 20°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 24°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 12°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 18°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Addis Ababa weather in winterDecember to February
High 23°CLow 13°CRain 42%
Winter in Addis Ababa has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Addis Ababa weather in springMarch to May
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 51%
Spring in Addis Ababa has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Addis Ababa weather in summerJune to August
High 21°CLow 15°CRain 51%
Summer in Addis Ababa has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Addis Ababa weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 14°CRain 60%
Autumn in Addis Ababa has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 38% in January, the driest month, to 63% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Addis Ababa windiest?
Winds in Addis Ababa are highest in November, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Addis Ababa year round?
The average temperature in Addis Ababa over the whole year is 18°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 12°C.