Addis Ababa climate — normals and trends
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,935 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Addis Ababa averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Addis Ababa has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 22 March 2009) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 7 January 2017).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Addis AbabaAddis Ababa
- coords
- 9.02°, 38.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,935mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.9 °C
22 March 2009
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
7 January 2017
Wettest day
161 mm
26 April 1956
Windiest day
29.4 km/h
26 May 2003
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
26 May 2003
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
9 March 2022
Coldest feels-like
-4.7 °C
7 January 2017
Sunniest day
12.1 h
14 May 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 24.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 138 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 57 mm | -111 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 179 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 148 mm | -113 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 448 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 385 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 20.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 315 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,935 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Addis Ababa?
The hottest day measured in Addis Ababa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2009, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Addis Ababa?
The coldest day measured in Addis Ababa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2017, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Addis Ababa?
Almost never: Addis Ababa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Addis Ababa warmed?
Yes: Addis Ababa warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Addis Ababa?
The wettest day measured in Addis Ababa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1956, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Addis Ababa?
The windiest day measured in Addis Ababa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2003, with winds reaching 29.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Addis Ababa?
The warmest month in Addis Ababa is April (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa receives on average 1,935 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Addis Ababa?
Addis Ababa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Addis Ababa?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Addis Ababa.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Addis Ababa?
In Addis Ababa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 9 March 2022, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 7 January 2017.
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