Climate · Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa in November

Warm and dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

November in Addis Ababa is warm: highs near 73°F, lows near 46°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 42 minutes.November in Addis Ababa is warm: highs near 23°C, lows near 8°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and daylight holds at about 11 hours 42 minutes.

High
73°F23°Caverage
Low
46°F8°Caverage
Wet days
1a week · 9% of days
Daylight
11h 42mon average

Is November a good time to visit Addis Ababa?


Yes. November is one of Addis Ababa's best months (November to February).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How November sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 73°F in November, against 70°F to 77°F through the year.Highs near 23°C in November, against 21°C to 25°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

9% of days in November, against 5% to 100% through the year.

Cloud cover

45% cover in November, against 45% to 74% through the year.

Daylight

11h 42m in November, against 11h 36m to 12h 38m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with November shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. October71°22°low 47°low 8°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. November73°23°low 46°low 8°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  3. December73°23°low 45°low 7°no wet daysRain on fewer than one day a week.

Where Addis Ababa sits, in November

Africa/Addis Ababa

this place
typical high in November 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-November
6:18 AMsets 6:01 PM
Above the sea
2,460 mhigh country
Latitude
9.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Addis Ababa, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Addis Ababa is our one place in Ethiopia so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Addis Ababa. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,460 m) against the climate model's (2,390 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (2,460 m) against the climate model's (2,390 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.