Gondar
Elevation 2133 m12.60° N, 37.47° E
Travel not advised
The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country. The advice is for the country: it holds here too.
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When to go?
Mean 19 °C, 1 rain day in the month (4 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 20 °C, 1 rain day in the month (4 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 22 °C, 3 rain days in the month (14 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 23 °C, 4 rain days in the month (28 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 23 °C, 7 rain days in the month (98 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 21 °C, 17 rain days in the month (216 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 19 °C, 27 rain days in the month (330 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 9 days in 10
- Torrential rain12 mm per rain day
Mean 19 °C, 26 rain days in the month (342 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 8 days in 10
- Torrential rain13 mm per rain day
Mean 20 °C, 16 rain days in the month (265 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 19 °C, 4 rain days in the month (77 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 19 °C, 1 rain day in the month (18 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 18 °C, 1 rain day in the month (5 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
The best months are October–January. Avoid July–August (often rainy and torrential rain).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Temperatures brought to the town's elevation: +1.1 °C (cells at 2304 m).
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
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
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.6 °C; in the last ten years by +1.0 °C. Warmest year: 1966 (+2.5 °C), coldest: 1950 (−2.3 °C).
February and March warmed the most (+1.4 and +1.1 °C), August the least (0 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: −4 % every ten years.