Weather in Addis Ababa

Calculated from weather data of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (HAAB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.7	23.3	22.8	23.0	15.5	23.1
February	23.3	23.6	24.6		19.1	24.3
March	24.1	23.6	23.1	21.0	24.8	24.8
April	24.2		23.3	24.3	23.6	24.6
May	24.0		23.3	26.1	23.6	24.0
June	21.8		23.3	21.8	21.6	20.8
July	19.2		20.3	18.8	18.6	18.1
August	19.8		20.6	19.8	20.5	19.3
September	20.8		22.3	20.3	20.6	20.1
October	22.2		23.6	21.3		22.3
November	22.0		22.8	22.1	18.0	22.1
December	21.3		23.0	22.1		17.6
Average	22.1	23.5	22.7	21.8	21.1	21.8

1st highest temperature of Ethiopia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.1	12	8	22	11	11
February	12.2	13	11		12	13
March	12.8	14	10	21	12	14
April	12.8		12	9	14	14
May	13.0		12	13	13	13
June	12.9		12	12	13	13
July	12.4		13	13	12	12
August	12.2		12	12	11	14
September	11.9		12	12	10	13
October	11.1		12	9		13
November	10.5		10	9	18	11
December	9.0		11	9		10
Average	11.9	13.0	11.1	11.2	11.9	12.5

1st lowest temperature of Ethiopia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	1	10	0	0	0
25 °C or warmer	16	31	31	39	43
20 °C or warmer	79	301	176	149	260
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.7	1	0		4	0
March	1.4	1	5	0	0	2
April	3.5		4	2	7	2
May	3.6		5	0	3	3
June	4.6		7	2	2	6
July	14.8		8	18	22	16
August	11.9		8	15	10	13
September	8.1		8	10	5	10
October	0.6		1	1		0
November	0.6		1	0	0	0
December	0.5		0	0		0
Average	4.0	0.4	3.7	6.0	5.6	4.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.2	12	15	19	12	14
February	15.6	14	15		14	17
March	15.0	16	12	26	20	14
April	15.3		13	15	17	16
May	13.5		10	15	15	13
June	11.4		10	10	15	11
July	10.8		11	10	11	11
August	11.3		10	11	12	12
September	11.5		11	10	11	12
October	16.9		18	14		17
November	17.6		19	16	26	17
December	13.9		13	13		13
Average	13.9	13.9	13.3	12.3	14.3	13.9

1st highest wind speed of Ethiopia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SE	E	SE	E	SE
February	SE	E		E	E
March	E	SE	E	E	SE
April		E	E	E	E
May		SE	E	SE	E
June		S	S	SE	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		S	SW	SW	SW
September		SE	SE	SE	SE
October		E	E		E
November		E	E	E	E
December		SE	E		E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Addis Ababa weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Addis Ababa?

The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Addis Ababa?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 19 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Addis Ababa?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in July with a probability of around 14.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Addis Ababa?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.