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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is a 7.3M-resident city with 286 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 26.6 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Ethiopia.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Daily mean°C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Daily low°C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 43 | 42 | 48 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 60 |
| Dewpoint°C | 5.4 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 9.6 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 15 | 16 | 63 | 107 | 37 | 141 | 291 | 307 | 173 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1183 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 161 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
| Clear skyindex | 50% | 56% | 47% | 42% | 46% | 39% | 26% | 29% | 39% | 52% | 68% | 73% | 47% |
| UV indexmax avg | 10.6 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
Addis Ababa offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is tough year-round, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Addis Ababa reports an annual PM2.5 of 26.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Addis Ababa reports an annual PM2.5 of 26.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 26.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Addis Ababa? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 26.6 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Addis Ababa sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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