Addis Ababa is comfortable to be outside in almost any month: it rates Good or better for all year of the year. For walking, any time of year works. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Addis Ababa is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 22, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 35% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
There is no bad time here for being outside: it rates Good or better in every part of the year. It is at its best in late January, at 87.
For walking, Addis Ababa rates Good or better all year. It is at its best in early August, at 80.
The year, measured
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
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
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
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
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.
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How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.