Best time to go to Ethiopia for a perfect weather and where to go?

When is the best time to go to Ethiopia?

When is the best time to go to Ethiopia? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

In Ethiopia, the weather is good everywhere in February and March
The best months to go to Addis Ababa are January, February, March, April, May and June
On average, the warmest months in Addis Ababa are January, February, March, April, May and June, and the coldest months are October, November and December
The rainiest months in this city are July and August
Nazret is the city with the best climate, with good weather 12 months a year

Annual weather in Ethiopia

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Ethiopia for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January*	9°C to 30°C	0 to 3 days*	perfect weather*	Ethiopia in january
February*	10°C to 32°C	0 to 5 days*	perfect weather*	Ethiopia in february
March*	11°C to 31°C	1 to 10 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in march
April*	12°C to 31°C	2 to 17 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in april
May*	11°C to 32°C	3 to 23 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in may
June*	11°C to 33°C	2 to 25 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in june
July*	11°C to 31°C	5 to 28 days*	tolerable weather*	Ethiopia in july
August*	11°C to 31°C	7 to 29 days*	bad weather*	Ethiopia in august
September*	10°C to 31°C	6 to 26 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in september
October*	9°C to 30°C	2 to 18 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in october
November*	8°C to 28°C	1 to 12 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in november
December*	8°C to 27°C	0 to 6 days*	good weather*	Ethiopia in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Ethiopia by cities

Chargement en cours

Best time to go to Addis Ababa

Best time to go to Axum

Best time to go to Gondar

Best time to go to Lalibela

Best time to go to Awash National Park

Best time to go to Bahir Dar (Lake Tana)

Best time to go to Simien Mountains National Park

Best time to go to Yangudi Rassa National Park

Best time to go to Adigrat

Best time to go to Arba Minch

Best time to go to Awasa

Best time to go to Bishoftu

Best time to go to Dire Dawa

Best time to go to Dubti

Best time to go to Gambela

Best time to go to Harar

See full list of cities

Temperatures and rainfall in Ethiopia

On these 2 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Ethiopia and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Addis Ababa, Axum, Gondar, Lalibela and Awash National Park.

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Where to go in Ethiopia?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Addis Ababa	23°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	23°C	23°C	20°C	20°C	20°C	21°C	21°C	21°C
Axum	22°C	24°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	24°C	22°C	21°C
Gondar	28°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	28°C	25°C	21°C	21°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Lalibela	21°C	22°C	22°C	23°C	24°C	26°C	24°C	23°C	23°C	22°C	21°C	20°C
Awash National Park	26°C	29°C	31°C	31°C	32°C	33°C	31°C	31°C	31°C	29°C	28°C	25°C
Bahir Dar (Lake Tana)	28°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	28°C	26°C	23°C	23°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Simien Mountains National Park	28°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	28°C	25°C	21°C	21°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Yangudi Rassa National Park	23°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	29°C	27°C	25°C	26°C	24°C	23°C	22°C
Adigrat	22°C	24°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	24°C	22°C	21°C
Arba Minch	29°C	30°C	29°C	27°C	25°C	25°C	24°C	24°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Awasa	28°C	30°C	30°C	28°C	26°C	25°C	23°C	24°C	25°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Bishoftu	25°C	26°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	27°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C	24°C
Dire Dawa	27°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	31°C	32°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	28°C	26°C
Dubti	23°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	29°C	27°C	25°C	26°C	24°C	23°C	22°C
Gambela	30°C	32°C	31°C	30°C	26°C	24°C	22°C	22°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	27°C
Harar	27°C	28°C	29°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	24°C	26°C	27°C	27°C	26°C	26°C
Jijiga	27°C	28°C	28°C	27°C	28°C	27°C	25°C	26°C	27°C	28°C	27°C	26°C
Mek'ele	22°C	24°C	25°C	26°C	26°C	27°C	23°C	23°C	25°C	24°C	23°C	22°C
Nazret	26°C	28°C	29°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	28°C	28°C	28°C	27°C	26°C	25°C

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Is this weather information for Ethiopia reliable?

Climate data for Ethiopia has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Ethiopia allows us to determine the average for each month in Addis Ababa, Axum, Gondar, Lalibela, Awash National Park, Bahir Dar (Lake Tana), Simien Mountains National Park, Yangudi Rassa National Park, and 11 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.