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Best time to visit Ethiopia

Best time to visit Ethiopia

The best time to visit Ethiopia is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Ethiopia is 25°C in february and the lowest is 21°C in august. The weather and climate of Ethiopia is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Ethiopia is an 8,3. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Ethiopia has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical savanna climate and semi-arid climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Ethiopia or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Ethiopia per month

Climate data from: Addis Ababa
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 23 25 25 25 25 25 22 21 21 23 22 22
MM
rain		 5 mm 15 mm 40 mm 46 mm 46 mm 70 mm 143 mm 146 mm 63 mm 14 mm 7 mm 3 mm
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Climate Ethiopia

Climate Ethiopia

Climate Ethiopia per Month

Climate Ethiopia per Month
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Ethiopia has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical savanna climate and semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature for Ethiopia is 22° degrees and there is about 600 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 163 days a year with an average humidity of 64% and an UV-index of 5.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 23 25 25 25 25 25 22 21 21 23 22 22
Night
min °C		 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 9 7 7 7
MM
rain		 5 mm 15 mm 40 mm 46 mm 46 mm 70 mm 143 mm 146 mm 63 mm 14 mm 7 mm 3 mm
Rain
days		 4 8 12 17 14 19 31 31 21 5 5 3
Dry
days		 27 20 19 13 17 11 0 0 9 26 25 28
Sun hours
per day		 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
Wind force
in Bft		 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
UV-index 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
 

Climate Ethiopia january

On average, it is maximum 23° in january in Ethiopia and at least around 8° degrees. In january there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia february

On average, it is maximum 25° in february in Ethiopia and at least around 10° degrees. In february there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia march

On average, it is maximum 25° in march in Ethiopia and at least around 11° degrees. In march there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia april

On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Ethiopia and at least around 11° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia may

On average, it is maximum 25° in may in Ethiopia and at least around 11° degrees. In may there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia june

On average, it is maximum 25° in june in Ethiopia and at least around 12° degrees. In june there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 70 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia july

On average, it is maximum 22° in july in Ethiopia and at least around 11° degrees. In july there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 143 mm

Climate Ethiopia august

On average, it is maximum 21° in august in Ethiopia and at least around 11° degrees. In august there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 146 mm

Climate Ethiopia september

On average, it is maximum 21° in september in Ethiopia and at least around 9° degrees. In september there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 63 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia october

On average, it is maximum 23° in october in Ethiopia and at least around 7° degrees. In october there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia november

On average, it is maximum 22° in november in Ethiopia and at least around 7° degrees. In november there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Ethiopia december

On average, it is maximum 22° in december in Ethiopia and at least around 7° degrees. In december there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Ethiopia.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Ethiopia

14 day weather forecast Ethiopia

The weather for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia will be 21° till 19° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.

The weather forecast for Ethiopia is based on the weather in Addis Ababa.

Weather forecast this week
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Mo
23 Sep
Tu
24 Sep
We
25 Sep
Th
26 Sep
Fr
27 Sep
Sa
28 Sep
Su
29 Sep
  Zware Regen Zware Regen Regen Gespreide bewolking Broken wolken Lichte Regen Zware Regen
Max (°C) 19° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 20°
Min (°C) 13° 13° 13° 12° 12° 12° 12°
Rainfall (mm) 26.5
mm
 20.4
mm
 8.1
mm
 4.2
mm
 3.4
mm
 10.7
mm
 18.3
mm
Rainfall (%) 95% 85% 75% 60% 55% 80% 95%
UV-index
UV-index 6 6 10 11 9 9 9

Weather forecast next week
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Mo
30 Sep
Tu
1 Oct
We
2 Oct
Th
3 Oct
Fr
4 Oct
Sa
5 Oct
Su
6 Oct
  Zware Regen Zware Regen Bewolkt Broken wolken Light doucheregen Regen Regen
Max (°C) 20° 20° 20° 21° 18° 18° 19°
Min (°C) 13° 13° 11° 12° 12° 11° 11°
Rainfall (mm) 18.4
mm
 20.1
mm
 2.1
mm
 0.7
mm
 3.8
mm
 5.8
mm
 6.4
mm
Rainfall (%) 95% 95% 40% 20% 80% 85% 85%
UV-index
UV-index 10 4 5 5 2 2 2
About Ethiopia

About Ethiopia

Ethiopia is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Addis Ababa. The total surface is 1.127.127 km² and the population consists of 94.352.000 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 5x as big as United States. If you want to call Ethiopia you have to use +251 or 00251 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2515012457809 or 002515012457809.

Ethiopia is in a straight line at 5.980 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 8 hour and 20 min.

Time difference Ethiopia

Time difference Ethiopia

In Ethiopia it is now 18:28 o’clock in the evening on monday 23 september 2019. That is 7 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Ethiopia is Africa/Addis_Ababa and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.

Currency Ethiopia

Currency Ethiopia

In Ethiopia the Ethiopian birr is used to pay.

Exchange rate Ethiopian birr (ETB) 23 september 2019

1 Ethiopian birr = 0,03 United States dollar
100 Ethiopian birr = 3,40 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 29,44 Ethiopian birr
100 United States dollar = 2.944,50 Ethiopian birr

Install exchange rate app

It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.

Bring your credit card

Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.

You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:

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Vaccinations Ethiopia

Vaccinations Ethiopia

Mandatory vaccinations

  • Cholera

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Gele koorts
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Ethiopia.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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