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.
September in Addis Ababa
Typical highs 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C), lows 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C), rain on about 14 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Rain easing; Meskel around 27 Sep brings crowds in Meskel Square. Typical highs around 21 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 14 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Addis Ababa
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Ethiopia overall. Rain tails off; Enkutatash (11 Sep) and Meskel (27 Sep) bonfires. Green hills, yellow meskel daisies.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Ethiopia overall.Based on: Ethiopia overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash); Meskel.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) (11 September (12 in leap years))Yellow daisies (adey abeba) bloom around this time; families gather, songs and new clothes.
- Meskel (27 September (26 in leap years))A huge bonfire (Demera) and procession the evening before, in the square that takes its name from the festival.