Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Addis Ababa-Bole. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Addis Ababa-Bole, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.8 C (83.8 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
27.0 C (80.6 F)
8.2 C (46.8 F)
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
0.1 C (32.2 F)
27.2 C (81.0 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
10.3 C (50.5 F)
Apr
30.2 C (86.4 F)
2.5 C (36.5 F)
30.2 C (86.4 F)
10.2 C (50.4 F)
May
29.6 C (85.3 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
28.6 C (83.5 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
Jun
29.0 C (84.2 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
25.5 C (77.9 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Jul
29.1 C (84.4 F)
5.4 C (41.7 F)
24.0 C (75.2 F)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
Aug
28.0 C (82.4 F)
5.7 C (42.3 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
10.5 C (50.9 F)
Sep
25.6 C (78.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
27.1 C (80.8 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.7 C (85.5 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.5 C (79.7 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Addis Ababa-Bole still stand. 1986 holds the most, with 76.
Standing records at Addis Ababa-Bole by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
12
1958
31
1963
13
1964
49
1965
53
1966
37
1967
60
1968
59
1969
22
1970
29
1971
43
1972
16
1973
41
1974
31
1975
24
1976
21
1977
17
1978
22
1979
25
1980
23
1981
22
1982
30
1983
27
1984
23
1985
19
1986
76
1987
32
1988
18
1989
12
1990
9
1991
8
1992
14
1993
5
1994
20
1995
13
1996
8
1997
19
1998
25
1999
18
2000
2
2001
1
2002
2
2005
2
2006
19
2007
22
2008
4
2009
15
2010
15
2011
13
2012
14
2013
34
2014
13
2015
46
2016
51
2017
17
2018
12
2019
25
2020
28
2021
9
2022
8
2023
31
2024
32
2025
23
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Addis Ababa-Bole between 5 November 1996 and 18 April 2024. Each dot is a new record.
When Addis Ababa-Bole set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1996-11-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 29.5 C (85.1 F)
2008-03-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2018-04-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.2 C (86.4 F)
2019-02-26
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
2024-04-18
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 16.5 C (61.7 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 192.0 mm (7.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Addis Ababa-Bole. The most was 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 19 September 1993.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Addis Ababa-Bole
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
11 January 1998
Feb
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
15 February 1990
Mar
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
24 March 1969
Apr
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
29 April 2020
May
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
26 May 2015
Jun
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
14 June 2021
Jul
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
12 July 1970
Aug
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 August 2012
Sep
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
19 September 1993
Oct
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
10 October 1998
Nov
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2 November 1976
Dec
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
12 December 2009
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
62 years of record at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. 38 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1958 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 15.2 C (59.4 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Addis Ababa-Bole as warming stripes, 1958 to 1987
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1958
16.1 C
+0.30 C
1964
15.7 C
-0.03 C
1965
15.4 C
-0.33 C
1966
15.7 C
-0.02 C
1967
15.4 C
-0.41 C
1968
15.2 C
-0.55 C
1969
15.8 C
+0.05 C
1970
15.8 C
+0.03 C
1971
15.4 C
-0.36 C
1972
15.8 C
+0.05 C
1973
15.9 C
+0.18 C
1975
15.6 C
-0.21 C
1976
15.8 C
+0.00 C
1977
16.0 C
+0.19 C
1978
15.5 C
-0.25 C
1979
15.7 C
-0.08 C
1980
16.1 C
+0.36 C
1981
16.1 C
+0.38 C
1982
16.0 C
+0.21 C
1983
16.3 C
+0.49 C
1984
15.8 C
+0.02 C
1985
15.7 C
-0.02 C
1986
15.2 C
-0.52 C
1987
16.2 C
+0.46 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1957 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Addis Ababa-Bole: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2019
28.3 C (82.9 F)
62
Coldest night (TNn)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1957
1.7 C (35.1 F)
65
Wettest day (Rx1day)
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1993
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1987
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
61
Longest dry spell (CDD)
105 days
1969
4 days
64
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. The record is 30.6 C (87.1 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 C (82.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Addis Ababa-Bole by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1957
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1958
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1960
22.2 C (72.0 F)
1961
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1963
26.5 C (79.7 F)
1964
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1965
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1966
28.6 C (83.5 F)
1967
28.7 C (83.7 F)
1968
26.4 C (79.5 F)
1969
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1970
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1971
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1972
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1973
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1974
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1975
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1976
26.8 C (80.2 F)
1977
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1978
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1979
28.1 C (82.6 F)
1980
28.2 C (82.8 F)
1981
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1982
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1983
27.4 C (81.3 F)
1984
29.2 C (84.6 F)
1985
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1986
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1987
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1988
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1989
27.3 C (81.1 F)
1990
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1991
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1992
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1993
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1994
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1995
28.8 C (83.8 F)
1996
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1997
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1998
29.1 C (84.4 F)
1999
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
25.0 C (77.0 F)
2006
27.5 C (81.5 F)
2007
29.0 C (84.2 F)
2008
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2009
29.0 C (84.2 F)
2010
27.2 C (81.0 F)
2011
28.5 C (83.3 F)
2012
29.5 C (85.1 F)
2013
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2014
28.2 C (82.8 F)
2015
28.0 C (82.4 F)
2016
29.6 C (85.3 F)
2017
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2018
30.2 C (86.4 F)
2019
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2020
29.7 C (85.5 F)
2021
28.8 C (83.8 F)
2022
29.6 C (85.3 F)
2023
27.5 C (81.5 F)
2024
28.5 C (83.3 F)
2025
30.2 C (86.4 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.7 C (35.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Addis Ababa-Bole by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1957
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1958
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1960
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1961
n/a
1963
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1964
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1965
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1966
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1969
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1970
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1971
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1972
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1973
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1975
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1977
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1978
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1979
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1980
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1981
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1982
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1983
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1984
0.1 C (32.2 F)
1985
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1986
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1988
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1989
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1990
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1992
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1993
2.7 C (36.9 F)
1994
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1995
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1996
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1997
1.9 C (35.4 F)
1998
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1999
2.4 C (36.3 F)
2000
1.4 C (34.5 F)
2001
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2002
3.5 C (38.3 F)
2004
10.2 C (50.4 F)
2005
3.1 C (37.6 F)
2006
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2007
2.5 C (36.5 F)
2008
4.4 C (39.9 F)
2009
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2010
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2011
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2012
3.0 C (37.4 F)
2013
5.0 C (41.0 F)
2014
6.4 C (43.5 F)
2015
6.0 C (42.8 F)
2016
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2017
2.6 C (36.7 F)
2018
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2019
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2020
1.6 C (34.9 F)
2021
8.0 C (46.4 F)
2022
1.6 C (34.9 F)
2023
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2024
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2025
8.2 C (46.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Addis Ababa-Bole by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1957
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960
3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1961
n/a
1963
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1964
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966
32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1967
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1968
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1972
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1975
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1977
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1978
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1985
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1987
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1991
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1994
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1999
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2000
0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2001
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2002
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2004
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2005
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2006
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2010
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2011
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2014
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2015
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2016
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2018
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2019
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2021
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2022
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2024
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. The record is 145.2 mm (5.7 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.1 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Addis Ababa-Bole by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1957
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1963
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1964
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1965
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1966
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1967
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1968
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1969
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1970
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1971
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1972
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1973
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1974
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1975
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1977
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1978
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1982
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1984
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1985
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1987
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1988
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1989
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1991
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1992
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1994
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1996
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1997
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1999
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2000
n/a
2001
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2002
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2006
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2007
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2008
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2009
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2010
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2011
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2012
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2013
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2014
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2015
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2016
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2017
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2018
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2019
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2020
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2021
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2022
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2024
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2025
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Addis Ababa-Bole, 1957 to 2025. The record is 105 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 4 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Addis Ababa-Bole by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1957
34 days
1958
15 days
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1963
59 days
1964
86 days
1965
84 days
1966
74 days
1967
41 days
1968
75 days
1969
105 days
1970
87 days
1971
41 days
1972
48 days
1973
105 days
1974
76 days
1975
86 days
1976
40 days
1977
37 days
1978
84 days
1979
60 days
1980
96 days
1981
85 days
1982
24 days
1983
72 days
1984
79 days
1985
84 days
1986
38 days
1987
82 days
1988
75 days
1989
5 days
1990
2 days
1991
2 days
1992
2 days
1993
4 days
1994
3 days
1995
3 days
1996
3 days
1997
3 days
1998
4 days
1999
3 days
2000
2 days
2001
1 day
2002
2 days
2004
2 days
2005
1 day
2006
5 days
2007
3 days
2008
2 days
2009
1 day
2010
2 days
2011
2 days
2012
4 days
2013
3 days
2014
3 days
2015
3 days
2016
3 days
2017
3 days
2018
2 days
2019
2 days
2020
3 days
2021
1 day
2022
2 days
2023
3 days
2024
2 days
2025
2 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.