Addis Ababa weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · major city break · highland climate
The best time to visit Addis Ababa is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with December and November close behind. Addis Ababa averages about 3,090 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,090
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 1,083 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 3.9M
- Elevation
- 2,325 m
When is the best time to visit Addis Ababa?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Addis Ababa is January, then December and November. The dullest month is July (70/100, 239 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,090 hours of sunshine a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than July (70). It ranks #14 of 22 destinations in Ethiopia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,219 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 58% of the annual 1,083 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95 | 24° / 75°F | 7° / 45°F | 12 mm | 12 |
| February | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 27 mm | 13 |
| March | 87 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 56 mm | 13 |
| April | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 90 mm | 13 |
| May | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 89 mm | 12 |
| June | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 116 mm | 10 |
| July | 70 | 21° / 70°F | 12° / 54°F | 239 mm | 9 |
| August | 70 | 20° / 68°F | 11° / 52°F | 246 mm | 10 |
| September | 71 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 145 mm | 11 |
| October | 91 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 34 mm | 12 |
| November | 94 | 22° / 72°F | 6° / 43°F | 16 mm | 11 |
| December | 95 | 22° / 72°F | 6° / 43°F | 13 mm | 11 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Djibouti Djibouti · 556 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
- Aden Yemen · 804 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Jizan Saudi Arabia · 972 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
- Khartoum Sudan · 1,000 km · best in Jan · 3,820 h sun/yr
- Mogadishu Somalia · 1,057 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 1,111 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hawassa Ethiopia · 213 km · 3,117 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dessie Ethiopia · 258 km · 3,154 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jimma Ethiopia · 262 km · 2,555 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bahir Dar Ethiopia · 334 km · 3,284 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dire Dawa Ethiopia · 343 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Addis Ababa compares month by month: Addis Ababa vs Khartoum · Addis Ababa vs Mogadishu · Addis Ababa vs Aden · Addis Ababa vs Djibouti · all comparisons
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