Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Ethiopia.

ClimaNote covers 40 cities in Ethiopia, starting with Addis Ababa, Jijiga and Mek'ele. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 18.9°C in Debre Birhan to 33.3°C in Gambēla, and yearly rainfall from 169 mm in Ārabī to 2,330 mm in Hāgere Hiywet. The hottest city-month is February in Gambēla, with an average high of 37.9°C, and the coolest is August in Debre Birhan, at 17.3°C. By single month, the most rain falls in August in Debre Birhan, with 579 mm, and the least in January in Warder, with under 1 mm (tied with February in Warder).

March is the warmest month in 17 cities, February in 9, June in 7, April in 3 and May in 3 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); July is the coolest in 18 cities, August in 7, December in 6, January in 3 and November in 1 (in 5 other cities two or more months tie). August is the wettest month in 15 cities, September in 11, May in 5, April in 4, July in 3 and October in 1 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); December is the driest in 25 cities, January in 4, June in 3, October in 3 and February in 1 (in 4 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, 2 have a month with under 1 mm of rain and 12 have a month with more than 300 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C.