Weather in Addis Ababa — today
Now in Addis Ababa
🌙
+12°
Mostly clear
Feels like +12° · humidity 96%
Tue 28.7: +20° / +10°
🕐 00:25
Wind
2 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
63 · Poor
Precipitation
100%
Humidity
96%
Pressure
1021 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:15 / 18:47
👕 What to wear today
Comfortable — a T-shirt, a light sweater for the evening.
☂️ Take an umbrella
Weather for an activity:
Detailed weather information for Addis Ababa
Tuesday, 28 July, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): cloudy, light rain in places, moderately warm. During the day the air will warm up to +20°, at night around +10°. Wind up to 13 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. A T-shirt is comfortable during the day, but take a light sweater or windbreaker for the evening. The sun will rise at 06:15 and set at 18:47 — daylight lasts 13 hours.Hourly weather in Addis Ababa
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Addis Ababa for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Tue 28.7
🌦️
💧 100%
+10° +20°
Morning
🌦️
+14°
Day
🌦️
+20°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Today 29.7
⛈️
💧 100%
+10° +21°
Morning
🌤️
+13°
Day
⛈️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+15°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Tomorrow 30.7
⛈️
💧 100%
+10° +20°
Morning
☀️
+14°
Day
⛈️
+20°
Evening
🌇
+15°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Fri 31.7
⛈️
💧 100%
+9° +21°
Morning
⛈️
+13°
Day
⛈️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+9°
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Sat 1.8
🌦️
💧 96%
+11° +21°
Morning
🌦️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Sun 2.8
🌦️
💧 98%
+11° +21°
Morning
🌦️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+21°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Mon 3.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+10° +17°
Morning
🌦️
+13°
Day
🌦️
+17°
Evening
🌇
+15°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Tue 4.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+11° +20°
Morning
🌦️
+14°
Day
🌦️
+20°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Wed 5.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+12° +18°
Morning
🌦️
+14°
Day
🌦️
+18°
Evening
🌇
+17°
Night
🌙
+12°
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Thu 6.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+11° +15°
Morning
🌦️
+12°
Day
🌦️
+15°
Evening
🌇
+14°
Night
🌙
+11°
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Fri 7.8
🌦️
💧 98%
+10° +17°
Morning
🌦️
+13°
Day
🌦️
+17°
Evening
🌇
+15°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Sat 8.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+10° +20°
Morning
🌦️
+14°
Day
🌦️
+20°
Evening
🌇
+18°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Sun 9.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+10° +18°
Morning
🌦️
+13°
Day
🌦️
+18°
Evening
🌇
+16°
Night
🌙
+10°
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Mon 10.8
🌦️
💧 100%
+9° +18°
Morning
🌦️
+12°
Day
🌦️
+18°
Evening
🌇
+16°
Night
🌙
+9°
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
100%
likely · high
✨ Stars
18 / 100
evening visibility · Bad
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
63
Poor air
European AQI
PM2.5: 30PM10: 57O₃: 42NO₂: 9
People with allergies or asthma should reduce time outdoors.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
18:47
Golden hour
18:18
Daylight
13 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Addis Ababa climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+22°
+9°
Jan
+23°
+10°
Feb
+24°
+11°
Mar
+23°
+12°
Apr
+23°
+11°
May
+21°
+11°
Jun
+20°
+11°
Jul
+20°
+11°
Aug
+20°
+10°
Sep
+21°
+9°
Oct
+21°
+8°
Nov
+22°
+8°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
| Month | Day | Night | Precipitation | What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +22° | +9° | 16 mm | One of the best times to visit: +22° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| February | +23° | +10° | 18 mm | Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit. |
| March | +24° | +11° | 65 mm | The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (65 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the hottest month of the year in Addis Ababa. |
| April | +23° | +12° | 133 mm | One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (133 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| May | +23° | +11° | 159 mm | Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (159 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| June | +21° | +11° | 254 mm | The most pleasant season: +21° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (254 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything. |
| July | +20° | +11° | 369 mm | One of the best times to visit: +20° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (369 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| August | +20° | +11° | 395 mm | Ideal weather: +20° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (395 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year. |
| September | +20° | +10° | 270 mm | The most pleasant season: +20° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (270 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| October | +21° | +9° | 46 mm | One of the best times to visit: +21° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| November | +21° | +8° | 10 mm | Ideal weather: +21° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. |
| December | +22° | +8° | 6 mm | The most pleasant season: +22° by day, comfortable all day long. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. One of the driest months — rain is very unlikely. |
When to visit Addis Ababa
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, December
Daytime air+22…+23°
Precipitationrare
Why: comfortable +22…+23° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May, June, October, November
Daytime air+21…+24°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (10–254 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: July, August, September
Daytime air+20…+20°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (270–395 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Addis Ababa is December – February, and the most comfortable months are January, February, December. The toughest months to visit are July, August, September: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+20°
Normal for July
+20°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+20°
Record for this date
+26° (1966)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Addis Ababa
What is the weather in Addis Ababa right now?＋
Mostly clear, +12°, feels like +12°.
Will it rain in Addis Ababa today?＋
Yes: 100% chance, 7 mm.
When is the best time to visit Addis Ababa?＋
Best time to visit — December – February.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Addis Ababa?＋
Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:47.
Does it snow in Addis Ababa in winter?＋
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Addis Ababa by month?＋
Summers up to +24° in March, winters around +11° in August; the wettest month is August.
Is it cold in Addis Ababa in winter?＋
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
Data: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0), met.no, NWS · radar RainViewer · archive since 1940 · © wweather1 · TrafficAdv LLC