Tuesday, 13 October, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): cloudy, light rain in places, moderately warm. During the day the air will warm up to +23°, at night around +12°. Wind up to 16 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. A T-shirt is comfortable during the day, but take a light sweater or windbreaker for the evening. The sun will rise at 06:12 and set at 18:09 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Addis Ababa
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Addis Ababa for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Tue 13.10
🌦️
💧 45%
+12°+23°
Morning
🌦️
+16°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+12°
Drizzle · precipitation 45% · wind up to 16 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Today 14.10
🌦️
💧 41%
+10°+23°
Morning
☀️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+17°
Night
🌙
+10°
Rain showers · precipitation 41% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Tomorrow 15.10
🌦️
💧 65%
+11°+22°
Morning
☀️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+16°
Night
🌙
+11°
Drizzle · precipitation 65% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Fri 16.10
🌦️
💧 35%
+11°+22°
Morning
🌦️
+15°
Day
🌦️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+11°
Drizzle · precipitation 35% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Sat 17.10
☁️
💧 12%
+9°+22°
Morning
☁️
+14°
Day
☁️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 12% · wind up to 13 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Sun 18.10
☁️
💧 4%
+10°+22°
Morning
☁️
+14°
Day
☁️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+10°
Overcast · precipitation 4% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Mon 19.10
🌤️
+9°+22°
Morning
🌤️
+14°
Day
🌤️
+22°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+9°
Mostly clear · precipitation 0% · wind up to 17 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Tue 20.10
⛅
+8°+22°
Morning
⛅
+13°
Day
⛅
+22°
Evening
🌇
+19°
Night
🌙
+8°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 0% · wind up to 18 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Wed 21.10
⛅
💧 2%
+9°+24°
Morning
⛅
+15°
Day
⛅
+24°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+9°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 2% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 22.10
☁️
💧 2%
+9°+23°
Morning
☁️
+14°
Day
☁️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 2% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Fri 23.10
☁️
💧 4%
+9°+24°
Morning
☁️
+15°
Day
☁️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 4% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 24.10
☁️
💧 16%
+9°+25°
Morning
☁️
+15°
Day
☁️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+21°
Night
🌙
+9°
Overcast · precipitation 16% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 25.10
🌤️
💧 18%
+11°+23°
Morning
🌤️
+15°
Day
🌤️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+11°
Mostly clear · precipitation 18% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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Mon 26.10
🌤️
💧 24%
+12°+23°
Morning
🌤️
+16°
Day
🌤️
+23°
Evening
🌇
+20°
Night
🌙
+12°
Mostly clear · precipitation 24% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
45 / 100
comfort for running · Average
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
45%
possible · moderate
✨ Stars
57 / 100
evening visibility · Average
🧺 Laundry drying
18 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
41 / 100
better to wait · Average
🌫️ Air quality
42
Moderate air
European AQI
PM2.5: 18PM10: 30O₃: 44NO₂: 7
Moderate. Those sensitive to dust should be more careful during long outdoor exercise.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
18:09
Golden hour
17:41
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Addis Ababa climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+22°
+9°
Jan
+23°
+10°
Feb
+24°
+11°
Mar
+23°
+12°
Apr
+23°
+11°
May
+21°
+11°
Jun
+20°
+11°
Jul
+20°
+11°
Aug
+20°
+10°
Sep
+21°
+9°
Oct
+21°
+8°
Nov
+22°
+8°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+22°
+9°
16 mm
One of the best times to visit: +22° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February
+23°
+10°
18 mm
Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
March
+24°
+11°
65 mm
The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (65 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the hottest month of the year in Addis Ababa.
April
+23°
+12°
133 mm
One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (133 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
May
+23°
+11°
159 mm
Ideal weather: +23° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (159 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
June
+21°
+11°
254 mm
The most pleasant season: +21° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (254 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+20°
+11°
369 mm
One of the best times to visit: +20° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (369 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
August
+20°
+11°
395 mm
Ideal weather: +20° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (395 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
September
+20°
+10°
270 mm
The most pleasant season: +20° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (270 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
October
+21°
+9°
46 mm
One of the best times to visit: +21° by day, fresh nights. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
November
+21°
+8°
10 mm
Ideal weather: +21° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
December
+22°
+8°
6 mm
The most pleasant season: +22° by day, comfortable all day long. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. One of the driest months — rain is very unlikely.
When to visit Addis Ababa
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, December
Daytime air+22…+23°
Precipitationrare
Why: comfortable +22…+23° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May, June, October, November
Daytime air+21…+24°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (10–254 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: July, August, September
Daytime air+20…+20°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (270–395 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Addis Ababa is December – February, and the most comfortable months are January, February, December. The toughest months to visit are July, August, September: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+23°
Normal for October
+21°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+20°
Record for this date
+25° (1966)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Addis Ababa
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