Best time to visit Harar
The best time to visit Harar is June–July and September–March, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Harar, Harari, Ethiopia
°C
mm
- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 13.1 °C / 56 °F | 5 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| February | 26.5 °C / 80 °F | 14.5 °C / 58 °F | 11 mm / 0.4 in | best month |
| March | 26.6 °C / 80 °F | 16 °C / 61 °F | 41 mm / 1.6 in | best month |
| April | 25.2 °C / 77 °F | 16.2 °C / 61 °F | 103 mm / 4.1 in | good month |
| May | 24.9 °C / 77 °F | 15.8 °C / 60 °F | 115 mm / 4.5 in | good month |
| June | 24.7 °C / 76 °F | 15.4 °C / 60 °F | 31 mm / 1.2 in | best month |
| July | 23.2 °C / 74 °F | 14.8 °C / 59 °F | 65 mm / 2.6 in | best month |
| August | 23.1 °C / 74 °F | 15.1 °C / 59 °F | 87 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| September | 23.9 °C / 75 °F | 15.6 °C / 60 °F | 79 mm / 3.1 in | best month |
| October | 24.7 °C / 76 °F | 14.4 °C / 58 °F | 68 mm / 2.7 in | best month |
| November | 24.4 °C / 76 °F | 13.7 °C / 57 °F | 27 mm / 1.1 in | best month |
| December | 24.6 °C / 76 °F | 12.8 °C / 55 °F | 6 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: good
- MMay: good
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- June–July, September–March
- Good
- April–May, August
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 13.1 °C / 56 °F, relative humidity 46%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.6 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, wet days 1.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 14.5 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 44%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 41 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, average daily high 26.6 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, wet days 6.5 days, average daily low 16 °C / 61 °F, relative humidity 48%.
April · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.4 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.2 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, precipitation 103 mm / 4.1 in, average daily low 16.2 °C / 61 °F, days with heavy rain 3.4 days, relative humidity 67%.
Against: wet days 15.3 days.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.8 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 24.9 °C / 77 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 86%, precipitation 115 mm / 4.5 in, days with heavy rain 3.1 days, average daily low 15.8 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 75%.
Against: wet days 18.2 days.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.4 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 24.7 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 31 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 81%, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, wet days 8.1 days, average daily low 15.4 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 69%.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.4 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 23.2 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 77%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 14.8 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 71%.
Against: wet days 15 days.
August · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.6 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 23.1 °C / 74 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 83%, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 70%.
Against: wet days 17.9 days.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.2 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 23.9 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, precipitation 79 mm / 3.1 in, days with heavy rain 1 days, average daily low 15.6 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 69%.
Against: wet days 15.8 days.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.2 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 24.7 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, wet days 10 days, average daily low 14.4 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 64%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.4 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 24.4 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 27 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 3.9 days, days with heavy rain 1 days, average daily low 13.7 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 55%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 24.6 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 6 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 1.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 12.8 °C / 55 °F, relative humidity 47%.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is پیست اسکی پولادکف, Pooladkaf Ski Resort, 2551 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 24.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 27 °C | 26.4 °C | 26.8 °C | 25.4 °C | 23.4 °C | 23.6 °C | 25.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 24 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.1 days | 0.2 days | 1.2 days | 3.4 days | 3.1 days | 0.6 days | 1.1 days | 1.7 days | 1 days | 2.4 days | 1 days | 0.1 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 3 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm | 3 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 10.9 h | 10.8 h | 11 h | 11 h | 10.8 h | 10.2 h | 9.8 h | 10.4 h | 11.2 h | 11.2 h | 11.1 h | 11.1 h |
| Relative humidity | 46% | 44% | 48% | 67% | 75% | 69% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 64% | 55% | 47% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 24.8 µg/m³ | 26.4 µg/m³ | 24.3 µg/m³ | 24 µg/m³ | 26.8 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 19.4 µg/m³ | 16.6 µg/m³ | 27.3 µg/m³ | 33.6 µg/m³ | 29.4 µg/m³ | 29.8 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 53.3 µg/m³ | 61.4 µg/m³ | 60.5 µg/m³ | 59 µg/m³ | 66.3 µg/m³ | 38.8 µg/m³ | 41.1 µg/m³ | 39.4 µg/m³ | 64.2 µg/m³ | 73.8 µg/m³ | 65.6 µg/m³ | 64.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.