Addis Ababa, Ethiopia climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is March, averaging a high of 26°C, and its coldest is November, with an average low of 7°C.
Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the eleventh-largest city in Africa. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Addis Ababa average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is August (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| February | 25°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| March | 26°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| April | 25°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| June | 24°C | 12°C | 5 mm |
| July | 21°C | 12°C | 8 mm |
| August | 20°C | 12°C | 10 mm |
| September | 21°C | 11°C | 5 mm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| November | 22°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| December | 23°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 31°C on 2002-05-14
- Coldest day on record: 1°C on 1987-02-01
Percentiles compare each day to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →