Gambela weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Gambela is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with December close behind. Gambela averages about 2,481 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 74 mm of rain in November.

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Sun hours / year

2,481

Sunniest month

November

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

1,326 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

98k

Elevation

542 m

When is the best time to visit Gambela?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Gambela is November, then December. The dullest month is March (26/100, 34 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Gambela?

Gambela gets a moderate 2,481 hours of sunshine a year. 54 Sunshine Score points separate November (80) from March (26), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #20 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 June, carries about 42% of the annual 1,326 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Addis Ababa Ethiopia · 475 km · best in Jan · 3,090 h sun/yr
• Khartoum Sudan · 858 km · best in Jan · 3,820 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 929 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 1,015 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 1,083 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Kigali Rwanda · 1,225 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Dembidollo Ethiopia · 57 km · 2,481 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Tippi Ethiopia · 139 km · 2,229 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Mizan Teferi Ethiopia · 170 km · 2,444 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Asosa Ethiopia · 210 km · 2,897 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Jimma Ethiopia · 253 km · 2,555 h sun/yr · best in Jan