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Addis Ababa vs Montevideo
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Addis Ababa and Montevideo have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Montevideo is the wetter, with 263 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Addis Ababa and Montevideo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Montevideo has hotter summers
Addis Ababa: Mild
Montevideo: Warm
Winters
Addis Ababa has milder winters
Addis Ababa: Cool
Montevideo: Cool
Rain & snow
Montevideo is wetter
Addis Ababa: Moderate rainfall
Montevideo: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Addis Ababa: Partly cloudy
Montevideo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Addis Ababa and Montevideo run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Montevideo is the wetter — about 263 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | +1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | +1 | -2 | -5 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Montevideo | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +4 | — | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +4 | — | -3 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Montevideo | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +8 |
Precipitation (mm) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | +83 | +72 | +70 | +38 | +14 | +1 | -110 | -105 | -46 | +69 | +83 | +95 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 |
| Difference | +83 | +72 | +70 | +38 | +14 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Montevideo | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | -110 | -105 | -46 | +69 | +83 | +95 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | -4 | -12 | -6 | -11 | -20 | -21 | -10 | +12 | +17 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | -4 | -12 | -6 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Montevideo | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -10 | +12 | +17 | +20 |
Relative humidity (%) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +20 | +14 | +18 | +15 | +4 | +1 | +1 | +9 | +11 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +20 | +14 | +18 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Montevideo | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +4 | +1 | +1 | +9 | +11 | +11 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Addis Ababa trends → · Montevideo trends →
Methodology & sources
Addis Ababa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Bole Intl, a weather station, about 8 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Montevideo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Carrasco Intl, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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