Map of Ethiopia

Ethiopia Climate

Ethiopia is part of the continent of Africa.

Best time to visit Ethiopia

In general, the best time to visit Ethiopia is usually when the average temperatures are at a comfortable level (between 20°C and 30°C on average) which fortunately is throughout the year. This means it's ideal for all sorts of activities - indoors or outdoors - and the heat shouldn't slow you down too much.

Within Ethiopia, the warmest city is Dire Dawa, which averages 28.3 °C for the year. The coldest city is Bahir Dar, which averages 19 °C for the year.

The wettest city in Ethiopia is Bahir Dar, which has on average 128.8 mm rainfall for the year. The city with the least rainfall in a year is Dire Dawa, which averages 52.5 mm of rain per year.

Ethiopia Climate Chart

Below is the climate chart for Ethiopia which resides in the continent of Africa. It shows the averages for each month across the country so the actual climate may vary quite a bit, especially between north and south.

Month:	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average Temperature in °C	21.8	22.8	23.6	23.6	23.8	22.8	21.4	21.3	22.1	21.9	21.5	21.2
Total number of rainy days	3.5	5	8	10	10.8	14.8	22.2	22.3	16.3	8.3	4.7	3.2

Sorry but we don't have data for the maximum temperature of Ethiopia.

Sorry but we don't have data for the minimum temperature of Ethiopia.

Climate in August in Ethiopia

In August the average temperature in Ethiopia is like to be around 22.1 °C. The average amount of rain expected next month is approximately 140.8 mm across an average of 16.3 days. This gives a probability of rain on any 1 day during August of around 52.6 %.

Cities in Ethiopia:

There are 6 cities in Ethiopia in the database. Select a city to view its climate:

Other countries in Africa:

There are 17 countries in Africa in the database. These are the other countries:

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