climigo

Ethiopia

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When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are December–January, the least hot. Nothing against February, June–November either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

KenyaUgandaSomaliaSouth SudanDjiboutiEritreaSudanYemenAddis AbabaAddis AbabaAddis AbabaAxumAxumAxumLalibelaLalibelaLalibelaHararHararHararGondarGondarGondar

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°15°
February 31°16°
March 32°18°
April 31°19°
May 31°19°
June 30°19°
July 28°19°
August 28°18°
September 29°18°
October 29°17°
November 29°16°
December 29°15°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec15.0 · 29.4 °CJanuary: 15.0 · 29.4 °C16.2 · 30.9 °CFebruary: 16.2 · 30.9 °C17.9 · 31.6 °CMarch: 17.9 · 31.6 °C19.0 · 31.0 °CApril: 19.0 · 31.0 °C19.3 · 30.5 °CMay: 19.3 · 30.5 °C19.0 · 29.8 °CJune: 19.0 · 29.8 °C18.5 · 28.1 °CJuly: 18.5 · 28.1 °C18.2 · 28.1 °CAugust: 18.2 · 28.1 °C18.3 · 29.3 °CSeptember: 18.3 · 29.3 °C17.4 · 28.7 °COctober: 17.4 · 28.7 °C15.9 · 28.6 °CNovember: 15.9 · 28.6 °C15.0 · 29.0 °CDecember: 15.0 · 29.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 15.0 – 29.4 °C
Feb 16.2 – 30.9 °C
Mar 17.9 – 31.6 °C
Apr 19.0 – 31.0 °C
May 19.3 – 30.5 °C
Jun 19.0 – 29.8 °C
Jul 18.5 – 28.1 °C
Aug 18.2 – 28.1 °C
Sep 18.3 – 29.3 °C
Oct 17.4 – 28.7 °C
Nov 15.9 – 28.6 °C
Dec 15.0 – 29.0 °C

How much it rains

January 12 mm1 d
February 13 mm1 d
March 49 mm4 d
April 102 mm8 d
May 99 mm9 d
June 86 mm8 d
July 132 mm12 d
August 142 mm12 d
September 100 mm8 d
October 94 mm8 d
November 43 mm4 d
December 13 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a day13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a day49 mm · 4 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 49 mm · 4 rain days · 12 mm a day102 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 102 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 99 mm · 9 rain days · 11 mm a day86 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 86 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day132 mm · 12 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 132 mm · 12 rain days · 11 mm a day142 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 142 mm · 12 rain days · 12 mm a day100 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a daySeptember: 100 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day94 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 94 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 43 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a dayDecember: 13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 12 mm1 d
Feb 13 mm1 d
Mar 49 mm4 d
Apr 102 mm8 d
May 99 mm9 d
Jun 86 mm8 d
Jul 132 mm12 d
Aug 142 mm12 d
Sep 100 mm8 d
Oct 94 mm8 d
Nov 43 mm4 d
Dec 13 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 41
February 11 h 52
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 19
May 12 h 30
June 12 h 37
July 12 h 34
August 12 h 24
September 12 h 10
October 11 h 57
November 11 h 44
December 11 h 38

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Addis Ababa

Axum

Lalibela

Cities