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Konso in September

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

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
27°C (81°F) / 16°C (61°F)
average high / low
Rain days
6
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 September?

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

Long-term averages
  • KonsoHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 6 days
  • South Omo lowlands, Ethiopia · Jinka, Turmi, Omorate, Konsofine

    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.

  • Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) big impact

    27 Sep (28 Sep in some years) · Ethiopia

    Huge demera bonfire on Meskel Square in Addis the evening before; UNESCO-listed.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ethiopia overall
Medium
Prices · Ethiopia overall
Medium

Ethiopia overall: Rain tails off; Enkutatash (11 Sep) and Meskel (27 Sep) bonfires. Green hills, yellow meskel daisies.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Sep: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Sep: 27 °C (81 °F)

    Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Sep: 16 °C (61 °F)

    Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)

  • Rain days

    Sep: 6

    Jan: 3 (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Sep: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 1

    Jan: 1

September: 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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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