Climate averages 1991–2020
Addis Ababa weather
in July.
A mild, very wet month: one of the coolest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Addis Ababa: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 377 mm of rain on roughly 31 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sebeta (19 km away). In July its highs average 20.1°C, about as warm as Addis Ababa, with 403 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa ranks 35th of 40 for the warmest July highs and 35th of 40 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 40 cities is 22.9°C; Addis Ababa is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs stay level at 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 377 mm to 407 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Addis Ababa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 15 | 3.3 | 11.712 h |
| February | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 19 | 4.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 23.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 65 | 9.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 23.3°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 142 | 13.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 22.9°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 177 | 13.6 | 12.513 h |
| June | 21.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 267 | 23.5 | 12.613 h |
| July, selected | 19.8°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 377 | 30.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 19.8°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 407 | 31.0 | 12.412 h |
| September | 20.0°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 275 | 24.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 20.8°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 48 | 6.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 21.6°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 9.5 | 1.8 | 11.712 h |
| December | 21.7°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
July in nearby cities
- Sebeta in JulyEthiopia · 19 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 403 mm rain
- Bishoftu in JulyEthiopia · 40 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 184 mm rain
- Nazrēt in JulyEthiopia · 78 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Mek’ī in JulyEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 107 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in JulyEthiopia · 99 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 13.4°C · 283 mm rain
- Waliso in JulyEthiopia · 102 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 235 mm rain
- Butajīra in JulyEthiopia · 109 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.9°C · 279 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in JulyEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 484 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Addis Ababa) is explained once on the Addis Ababa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.