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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Addis Ababa has a remarkably steady mild-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 25°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 866 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 205 mm while December barely receives 4 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Addis Ababa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Methodology & sources
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.