Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Addis Ababa across the year
Best-looking months for Addis Ababa: Jan, Feb, Nov. Rated avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
- JanGreatHighHigh2 events
- FebGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- MarMixedMediumMedium3 events
- AprMixedMediumMedium3 events
- MayGoodLowLow4 events
- JunAvoidLowLowNone listed
- JulAvoidLowLowNone listed
- AugAvoidLowLowNone listed
- SepMixedMediumMedium2 events
- OctGoodMediumMediumNone listed
- NovGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- DecGreatHighHighNone listed
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Addis Ababa
Typical highs 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C), lows 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C), rain on about 1 day.
- WeatherGreat
- Dry and sunny; Timkat (Epiphany) around 19 Jan brings crowds. Typical highs around 23 °C, lows around 6 °C, rain on about 1 day.Based on: Voykit month rating for Addis Ababa
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Ethiopia overall. Dry and clear; Genna (7 Jan) and Timkat (19 Jan) fill churches and festival towns. Book early.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Ethiopia overall.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Ethiopian Christmas (Genna); Timkat (Epiphany).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) (7 January (6 January in some years))Overnight services; some restaurants reduce hours.
- Timkat (Epiphany) (19 January (18 in leap years))The year's biggest religious festival: processions, replica Arks of the Covenant carried to water, huge crowds.