Addis Ababa

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Why visit

I stopped in Addis Ababa chasing a fare: Ethiopian Airlines is pushing hard to position the city as a connection hub, and I found a one-way routing from Bangkok to Cape Town through Addis for about $300. If Ethiopian's network lines up with where you're already headed, it's worth checking what a stopover here does to the price.

When to avoid

Skip Addis Ababa from June through September when the kiremt rains are heaviest, especially July and August.

Plan Addis Ababa

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Addis Ababa

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Thunderstorm

19° / 12°

14.7 mm

UV High

Wed

Showers

21° / 10°

5.3 mm

UV Very high

Thu

Showers

21° / 12°

13.2 mm

UV Very high

Fri

Thunderstorm

21° / 12°

14.7 mm

UV High

Sat

Drizzle

20° / 12°

6.4 mm

UV Very high

Sun

Showers

21° / 11°

13.8 mm

UV Moderate

Mon

Showers

20° / 10°

12.4 mm

UV Very high

Climate

Wet season (Jun-Sep)

About 69% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 21°C, lows around 11°C.

Dry season (Oct-May)

About 42mm of rain a month, against 187mm in the wet season.

In August 4

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Weather

20° / 11°

Typical high / low

8 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

12.4h

06:17 – 18:42local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest ADD · 5 km

Getting around Addis Ababa

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

Addis Ababa Transport (all)

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

About Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It has been the capital of the regional state Oromia under FDRE Constitution Article 49(5). With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the eleventh-largest city in Africa. At an elevation of 2,355 metres (7,726 ft), it is the fourth highest capital city in the world and the highest capital in Africa.

Area: 527 km²
Mayor: Adanech Abebe
Airport codes: ADD

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