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Best time to visit Harar

November is the best time to visit Harar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °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 November comfort 98/100
The least cloud December 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 10 mm
Warmth March 26 °C
Cooler weather July 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 98 24 °C 4
2 December 98 23 °C 2
3 January 98 24 °C 2
4 February 95 26 °C 2
5 March 92 26 °C 7
6 October 90 24 °C 10
7 June 90 23 °C 9
8 September 85 23 °C 14
9 July 84 23 °C 15
10 August 81 23 °C 16
11 April 81 24 °C 15
12 May 74 24 °C 20

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 24 °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 24.0 °C 12 mm 31 %
February 25.6 °C 15 mm 34 %
March 25.8 °C 47 mm 44 %
April 24.4 °C 111 mm 60 %
May 23.8 °C 122 mm 62 %
June 23.4 °C 43 mm 57 %
July 22.6 °C 68 mm 61 %
August 22.7 °C 81 mm 58 %
September 23.3 °C 74 mm 48 %
October 23.6 °C 69 mm 48 %
November 23.5 °C 25 mm 33 %
December 23.4 °C 10 mm 28 %

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.