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Best time to visit Addis Ababa

February is the best time to visit Addis Ababa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 96/100
The least cloud December 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 6 mm
Warmth March 24 °C
Cooler weather August 20 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 February 96 23 °C 4
2 January 95 22 °C 3
3 November 94 21 °C 2
4 December 94 22 °C 1
5 October 91 21 °C 6
6 March 91 24 °C 10
7 April 86 23 °C 13
8 May 85 23 °C 13
9 June 72 21 °C 23
10 September 69 20 °C 24
11 July 68 20 °C 31
12 August 68 20 °C 31

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 31 wet days and highs near 20 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.1 °C 16 mm 40 %
February 23.3 °C 18 mm 42 %
March 23.5 °C 65 mm 49 %
April 23.1 °C 132 mm 59 %
May 22.7 °C 159 mm 58 %
June 21.2 °C 255 mm 61 %
July 19.6 °C 369 mm 74 %
August 19.6 °C 395 mm 75 %
September 19.8 °C 270 mm 60 %
October 20.6 °C 46 mm 44 %
November 21.4 °C 10 mm 35 %
December 21.5 °C 6 mm 33 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.