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Konso in April

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 17°C (63°F)
average high / low
Rain days
10
Crowds
Medium
Ethiopia overall
Prices
Medium
Ethiopia overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Konso

Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).

Is another month better than April?

April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in April

Long-term averages
  • KonsoHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 10 days
  • South Omo lowlands, Ethiopia · Jinka, Turmi, Omorate, Konsorainy

    Hot and dusty; April–May and October rains turn tracks to mud and can cut off villages.

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 Konso, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Apr: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Apr: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Apr: 17 °C (63 °F)

    Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)

  • Rain days

    Apr: 10

    Jan: 3 (better)

  • Crowds

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 1

    Jan: 1

April: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–Sep (heavy rain, roads may be difficult).

January: Inside Konso's best window: Oct–Mar.

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

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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