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.
May in Addis Ababa
Typical highs 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C), lows 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C), rain on about 8 days.
- WeatherGood
- Warm, drier. Typical highs around 24 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 8 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Addis Ababa
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: Ethiopia overall. Hot in the lowlands, rain in the Omo; quiet and cheap in the highlands.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: Ethiopia overall.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events4 events
- 4 listed, 1 with a big effect on crowds and closures: Ethiopian Easter (Fasika); Eid al-Fitr; Patriots' Victory Day; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Ethiopian Easter (Fasika) (Moves yearly, often later than Western Easter)checkPreceded by a long fast (no meat or dairy for observant Orthodox Christians); big family meals to break it.
- Eid al-Fitr (Islamic calendar, moves yearly)checkPublic holiday; mosques busy.
- Patriots' Victory Day (5 May)Public holiday marking the 1941 liberation from Italian occupation.
- Siklet and Fasika (Good Friday and Orthodox Easter) (Apr–May (moves yearly — check; 2 May in 2027))End of the 55-day fast; offices close, domestic flights busy.