Ādīgrat in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ādīgrat sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 324 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ādīgrat's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ādīgrat's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 324 mm; 42 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ādīgrat in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Ādīgrat reaches about 24°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Ādīgrat weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	54	12.1	11.2	6.7
Feb	23° / 10°	56	10.9	11.5	6.8
Mar	23° / 12°	109	16.1	11.9	6.3
Apr	24° / 13°	148	16.5	12.3	6.2
May	25° / 13°	68	9.8	12.7	7.2
Jun	25° / 14°	79	11.4	12.8	6.8
Jul	22° / 14°	330	29.4	12.8	3.8
Aug	22° / 14°	312	28.1	12.5	4.0
Sep	23° / 12°	61	7.7	12.1	7.4
Oct	22° / 11°	24	4	11.7	8.0
Nov	21° / 10°	33	5.6	11.3	7.8
Dec	21° / 9°	31	6	11.2	7.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ādīgrat gets around 324 mm of rain over 42 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ādīgrat

In seasonPeak

None of Ādīgrat's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ādīgrat's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ādīgrat sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Ādīgrat?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Ādīgrat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ādīgrat in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Ādīgrat sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 42 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ādīgrat in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ādīgrat peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	15	14	12	11	10	12	13	12	10	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Ādīgrat in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ādīgrat is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	26	29	24	26	31	28	30	29	21	20	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ādīgrat?

Ādīgrat sits at 14.3°N, 39.5°E, 2,457 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Idaga Hamus, 15 km away.

Topography around Ādīgrat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ādīgrat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ādīgrat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m around an average of 2,504 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,418 m.

The land around Ādīgrat is covered by cropland (34%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), cropland (32%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

559 m

cropland 34%

16 km

1,431 m

shrubs 34%

80 km

3,418 m

grassland 31%

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Spring weather nearby: Idaga Hamus 15 km · Intich’o 34 km · Wik’ro 56 km · Adwa 62 km · Aksum 81 km · Mekele 87 km · Dolo 89 km · Ābīy Ādī 95 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / L; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 37% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $933; 2025
Happiness: 4.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 14%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8.5; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 28.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 499
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ādīgrat (14.277°, 39.462°, elevation 2,457 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.