Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Addis Ababa

Late Oct–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.0°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Addis Ababa
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Season calendar

Addis Ababa season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 93.7)Mid Jan: Best (season score 88.3)Late Jan: Best (season score 92.3)Early Feb: Best (season score 90.9)Mid Feb: Great (season score 83.6)Late Feb: Great (season score 81.2)Early Mar: Great (season score 73.6)Mid Mar: Good (season score 65.1)Late Mar: Good (season score 59.1)Early Apr: Okay (season score 56.9)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 49.8)Late Apr: Okay (season score 48.1)Early May: Okay (season score 46.6)Mid May: Good (season score 57.2)Late May: Okay (season score 54.0)Early Jun: Okay (season score 49.5)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 33.0)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 23.4)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 9.6)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 3.5)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 2.3)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 2.3)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 6.6)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 13.1)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 22.6)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 31.8)Late Sep: Okay (season score 45.7)Early Oct: Good (season score 60.1)Mid Oct: Great (season score 77.1)Late Oct: Best (season score 86.8)Early Nov: Best (season score 88.0)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.9)Late Nov: Best (season score 92.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 95.6)Mid Dec: Best (season score 97.7)Late Dec: Best (season score 95.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest24.1°C1.237.3%
FebruaryGreat25.6°C2.041.6%
MarchGood25.9°C4.055.6%
AprilOkay25.9°C5.764.5%
MayOkay25.9°C5.564.2%
JuneFair24.1°C7.969.7%
JulyAvoid21.7°C9.882.7%
AugustAvoid21.4°C9.582.3%
SeptemberFair22.6°C8.267.8%
OctoberGreat23.9°C3.048.5%
NovemberBest23.8°C1.537.7%
DecemberBest23.5°C1.131.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ADDIS ABABA-BOLE(1 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.