Climate averages 1991–2020
Mek’ī weather
in April.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Mek’ī: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 17.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 66 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the joint 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 18 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ziway (26 km away). In April its highs average 26.7°C, 1.4°C cooler than Mek’ī, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Mek’ī ranks 9th of 40 for the warmest April highs and 12th of 40 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 40 cities is 26.2°C; Mek’ī is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 66 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Mek’ī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.5 | 2.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 27.7°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.912 h |
| March | 28.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 40 | 6.1 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 28.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 66 | 9.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 27.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 66 | 10.0 | 12.512 h |
| June | 25.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 44 | 10.5 | 12.613 h |
| July | 23.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 107 | 23.8 | 12.513 h |
| August | 23.4°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 146 | 27.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 24.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 111 | 19.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.1°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 32 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.1°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 7.5 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| December | 25.8°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 11.712 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
April in nearby cities
- Ziway in AprilEthiopia · 26 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Butajīra in AprilEthiopia · 50 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 349 mm rain
- Nazrēt in AprilEthiopia · 67 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 30 mm rain
- Bishoftu in AprilEthiopia · 69 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.7°C · 52 mm rain
- Sebeta in AprilEthiopia · 88 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.2°C · 124 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in AprilEthiopia · 90 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 263 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in AprilEthiopia · 98 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 11.7°C · 142 mm rain
- Waliso in AprilEthiopia · 103 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 97 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 Mek’ī) is explained once on the Mek’ī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.