The climate of Addis Ababa
Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter). Mild all year, with a dry winter. Cooler than the tropical lowlands around it, usually because of altitude. Summers are warm rather than hot, and the rain falls mostly in summer.
The 1901 to 1930 map puts Addis Ababa in the same zone, Cwb.
Addis Ababa: then, now and by 2100
| Map | Climate zone | Compared with now |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 to 1930 | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | Same as now |
| 1991 to 2020 (now) | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | - |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP1-2.6 (low emissions) | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP2-4.5 (middle of the road) | Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter) | Same as now |
| 2071 to 2099, SSP5-8.5 (high emissions) | Aw Tropical savannah | Different from now |
The 2071 to 2099 rows are model projections under three emissions scenarios, not forecasts. The 1901 to 1930 row is a reconstruction. All come from Beck et al. (2023).
Under the middle-of-the-road scenario (SSP2-4.5), the model keeps Addis Ababa in Cwb in 2071 to 2099. Under the high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5) it is Aw (tropical savannah).
Cities with the same climate as Addis Ababa
Other big cities that are Cwb (subtropical highland (dry winter)) in 1991 to 2020, at most two per country:
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Kunming, China
- Iztapalapa, Mexico
- Soweto, South Africa
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Qujing, China
- Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Population of Addis Ababa from GeoNames: 3,860,000 (rank 97 in our list of 1,000). Climate data: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0. Data sources and licences.