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Monthly climate in Gondar, Ethiopia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gondar features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2105 mm (82.9 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Gondar enjoys an average of 3886 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gondar, Ethiopia

The warmest months in Gondar are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gondar experiences 138 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gondar. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum29°C
(84°F)		30°C
(86°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(75°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		31°C
(87°F)		30°C
(87°F)		30°C
(86°F)		26°C
(80°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Average high25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		26°C
(79°F)		23°C
(74°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		20°C
(69°F)		18°C
(65°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Average low11°C
(51°F)		13°C
(55°F)		14°C
(57°F)		15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(59°F)		14°C
(57°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		12°C
(55°F)		12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum8°C
(47°F)		10°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(55°F)		12°C
(55°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(54°F)		12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		8°C
(47°F)
Minimum7°C
(45°F)		8°C
(47°F)		9°C
(49°F)		11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(53°F)		12°C
(53°F)		11°C
(53°F)		11°C
(52°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gondar, Ethiopia

Gondar usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 500 mm (19.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Gondar are January, March and December. On average, 6 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gondar. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)2 (0.1)17 (0.7)14 (0.5)41 (1.6)152 (6.0)272 (10.7)480 (18.9)592 (23.3)428 (16.9)87 (3.4)17 (0.7)4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)03281625313124930

Monthly sunshine hours in Gondar, Ethiopia

The sunniest months in Gondar are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Gondar: January, February and July receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gondar. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours274308348342343323310311321335327336
Mean daily daylight hours11h 27m11h 43m12h 3m12h 24m12h 41m12h 50m12h 45m12h 30m12h 10m11h 49m11h 31m11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Gondar, Ethiopia

Gondar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, June and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gondar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gondar. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)121415151512151513131210