Monthly Climate
Menu

Best time to visit Mek'ele

October is the best time to visit Mek'ele for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September 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 October comfort 97/100
The least cloud November 23 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 10 mm
Warmth May 27 °C
Cooler weather December 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 97 24 °C 2
2 November 97 23 °C 3
3 December 97 22 °C 2
4 February 96 24 °C 5
5 January 96 23 °C 5
6 May 91 27 °C 5
7 September 89 24 °C 10
8 March 88 25 °C 10
9 April 86 26 °C 11
10 June 84 27 °C 10
11 July 73 23 °C 28
12 August 73 23 °C 30

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 30 wet days and highs near 23 °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 22.8 °C 22 mm 38 %
February 24.2 °C 19 mm 36 %
March 25.2 °C 56 mm 38 %
April 25.7 °C 56 mm 37 %
May 27.0 °C 24 mm 35 %
June 27.0 °C 60 mm 43 %
July 23.1 °C 222 mm 64 %
August 22.6 °C 278 mm 71 %
September 24.1 °C 63 mm 40 %
October 23.8 °C 10 mm 28 %
November 23.0 °C 12 mm 23 %
December 22.4 °C 10 mm 26 %

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.