When to go · Jimma
Jimma in April
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Oct (wet season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Oct (wet season).
Is another month better than April?
April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in April
- JimmaHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 14 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Siklet and Fasika (Good Friday and Orthodox Easter) big impact
Apr–May (moves yearly — check; 2 May in 2027) · Ethiopia
End of the 55-day fast; offices close, domestic flights busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
Ethiopia overall: Short rains in the south; Fasika (Orthodox Easter) usually falls in April or early May after a long fast.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Jimma, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Apr: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 14
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
Jan: 1
April: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–Oct (wet season).
January: Inside Jimma's best window: Nov–Feb.
Jimma: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast