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Ethiopia climate

Tropical, much milder in the highlands. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Addis Ababa · Jijiga · Gonder · Mek'ele · Nazrēt · Warder

Browse all 18 cities in Ethiopia

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Csb

Warm-summer Mediterranean

6 cities

Addis Ababapop 3.9M Nazrētpop 457k Awasapop 422k Dessiepop 270k Jimmapop 251k Hosa’inapop 188k

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

4 cities

Gonderpop 466k Sodopop 204k Gambēlapop 98k Āsosapop 70k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

2 cities

Jijigapop 483k Dire Dawapop 343k

Csa

Hot-summer Mediterranean

2 cities

Mek'elepop 458k Bahir Darpop 350k

BWh

Hot desert

2 cities

Warderpop 450k Samarapop 50k

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

1 city

Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Ethiopia.

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Hot semi-aridBSh

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Hot-summer MediterraneanCsa

Warm-summer MediterraneanCsb

Climate types in Ethiopia

Ethiopia spans 7 climate types. All climate types:

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean · 6 cities As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 4 cities BWh Hot desert · 2 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 2 cities Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean · 2 cities Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 1 city Cfb Oceanic / temperate · 1 city

Climate records across Ethiopia — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Samara (85.9 °F avg) · Coolest Dessie (58.8 °F avg) · Wettest Gonder (84 in/yr) · Driest Samara (6 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Ethiopia sits well between them.