Climate averages 1991–2020
Addis Ababa weather
in November.
A mild, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Addis Ababa: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes November a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sebeta (19 km away). In November its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Addis Ababa, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa ranks 36th of 40 for the warmest November highs and joint 8th of 40 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 40 cities is 24.3°C; Addis Ababa is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.5 mm to 5.8 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Sebeta in NovemberEthiopia · 19 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Bishoftu in NovemberEthiopia · 40 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.6°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Nazrēt in NovemberEthiopia · 78 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Mek’ī in NovemberEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 14.9°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Hāgere Hiywet in NovemberEthiopia · 99 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Waliso in NovemberEthiopia · 102 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Butajīra in NovemberEthiopia · 109 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in NovemberEthiopia · 113 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 7.3°C · 23 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.