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Best time to visit Arba Minch

December is the best time to visit Arba Minch for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

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 December comfort 80/100
The least cloud December 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 65 mm
Warmth February 30 °C
Cooler weather July 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 80 28 °C 9
2 January 78 29 °C 7
3 February 75 30 °C 6
4 July 73 24 °C 22
5 August 72 25 °C 21
6 November 72 27 °C 17
7 June 71 25 °C 22
8 September 69 27 °C 21
9 October 68 26 °C 27
10 May 67 26 °C 28
11 March 65 30 °C 14
12 April 63 28 °C 24

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 28 °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 29.1 °C 73 mm 50 %
February 30.3 °C 65 mm 52 %
March 30.1 °C 176 mm 61 %
April 27.7 °C 414 mm 78 %
May 26.0 °C 413 mm 77 %
June 25.2 °C 155 mm 74 %
July 24.5 °C 120 mm 79 %
August 25.2 °C 125 mm 76 %
September 26.5 °C 179 mm 68 %
October 26.1 °C 409 mm 73 %
November 26.9 °C 237 mm 58 %
December 28.0 °C 101 mm 48 %

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.