Addis Ababa monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa average temperature chart (Celsius) Addis Ababa average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Addis Ababa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21.6 22.4 23 22.7 23 21.7 19.5 19.3 20 20.9 20.7 20.9
°F 70.8 72.3 73.3 72.9 73.4 71.1 67.1 66.7 68 69.6 69.3 69.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Addis Ababa monthly rainfall chart (mm) Addis Ababa monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Addis Ababa (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 23 47 74 97 93 127 274 281 177 44 13 11
inches 0.9 1.8 2.9 3.8 3.7 5 10.8 11 6.9 1.7 0.5 0.4
Rainy days 4 5 6 10 11 12 11 14 11 7 5 3

Average annual rainfall in Addis Ababa: 1306.633mm (514.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Addis Ababa
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.9 9.8 9 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.1 6.4 7.5 8.2 9.2 10.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Addis Ababa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Addis Ababa average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Addis Ababa (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 5.5 7.3 8.7 9.4 9.3 9 9.5 9.3 8.5 6.6 4.9 4.5
Max °C 22 22.8 23.3 23.1 23.4 22.1 19.8 19.6 20.3 21.3 21.1 21.3
Min °F 41.8 45.1 47.7 48.8 48.7 48.1 49 48.7 47.3 43.8 40.8 40.1
Max °F 56.7 59 60.8 61.2 61.3 59.9 58.3 57.9 57.9 57 55.4 55.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Addis Ababa average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Addis Ababa average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Addis Ababa in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27 26.7 27.3 28.2 29 29.1 29.4 29.6 29.7 29.5 28.8 27.9
°F 80.6 80.1 81.2 82.8 84.2 84.4 84.9 85.3 85.4 85.2 83.8 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Addis Ababa average winspeed by month (km/h) Addis Ababa average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Addis Ababa (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
mph 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Addis Ababa relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Addis Ababa
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
46% 46% 48% 57% 64% 64% 69% 70% 65% 66% 61% 54%

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Addis Ababa weather stats

Addis Ababa weather statistics
Hottest month: May 23°C 73.4°F
Driest month: December 11mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: December 10.1hrs
Coldest month: December 20.9°C 69.6°F
Wettest month: August 281mm 11.1ins
Warmest sea: September 29.7°C 85.5°F
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