Sendafa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sendafa sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 432 mm of rain over about 40 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 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 432 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 6.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sendafa in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Sendafa reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Sendafa 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° / 7°	20	4	11.5	7.6
Feb	22° / 8°	26	5.3	11.7	7.5
Mar	22° / 9°	85	11.8	11.9	6.5
Apr	22° / 10°	178	15.2	12.2	5.7
May	21° / 10°	169	12.9	12.4	6.1
Jun	20° / 10°	259	21.2	12.5	4.7
Jul	18° / 10°	430	30.8	12.5	3.1
Aug	18° / 10°	480	30.9	12.3	3.1
Sep	19° / 9°	345	25.7	12.1	3.9
Oct	20° / 8°	55	7.2	11.8	6.8
Nov	20° / 7°	12	2.3	11.6	7.8
Dec	21° / 6°	8	1.7	11.5	8.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sendafa gets around 432 mm of rain over 40 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sendafa

In seasonPeak

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

Sendafa's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Sendafa?

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.

6.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Sendafa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sendafa in Spring

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

In spring, Sendafa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 40 days see rain.

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UV index in Sendafa in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sendafa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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)	13	15	17	15	14	13	12	15	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Sendafa 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 Sendafa is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	33	32	33	32	36	42	33	33	44	39	33	34
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	36	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sendafa?

Sendafa sits at 9.2°N, 39.0°E, 2,560 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Addis Ababa, 33 km away.

Topography around Sendafa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sendafa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 2,560 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Sendafa is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

226 m

cropland 74%

16 km

984 m

cropland 76%

80 km

2,576 m

cropland 75%

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Spring weather nearby: Addis Ababa 33 km · Sheno 36 km · Burayu 42 km · Bishoftu 45 km · Sebeta 52 km · Genet 58 km · Mojo 64 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 70 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 Sendafa (9.152°, 39.0234°, elevation 2,560 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.