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Bishoftu in March

Great month. Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 14°C (57°F)
average high / low
Rain days
8
Crowds
Medium
Ethiopia overall
Prices
Medium
Ethiopia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Bishoftu

Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.

Is another month better than March?

No other month rates higher than March for Bishoftu in this guide.

Weather in March

Long-term averages
  • BishoftuHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 8 days
  • Central highlands, Ethiopia · Addis Ababa, Bishoftu, Bale Mountains, and the northern plateaubest weather

    Mild all year at altitude (days 20–25 °C (68–77 °F), cold nights); the big rains (kiremt) run June to September, with short rains around March–April.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ethiopia overall
Medium
Prices · Ethiopia overall
Medium

Ethiopia overall: Still mostly dry; Adwa Day (2 Mar); short rains can start late in the month.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bishoftu, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Mar: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)

  • Night low

    Mar: 14 °C (57 °F)

    Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)

  • Rain days

    Mar: 8

    Jan: 3 (better)

  • Crowds

    Mar: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 0

    Jan: 1

March: Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.

January: Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.

Bishoftu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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