Quick answer: Addis Ababa sits at 9.0° N and gets about 12 h 22 min of daylight today, with the sun 88° up at solar noon. The panel above scores each upcoming day 0–100 and returns a direct go, wait or skip verdict.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
Planning an outdoor wedding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia? Weather is the single biggest unknown — this page helps you plan around it. We combine long-term climate normals for Addis Ababa with the latest available forecast to recommend the months and weeks with the lowest rain risk, the most reliable sunshine and the most comfortable temperatures for guests. The page tells you the historic chance of rain on a given date in Addis Ababa, the typical temperature range, and how often extreme heat, cold or wind has occurred at that time of year. As your wedding date approaches and falls inside the 14-day forecast window, we automatically switch to the live Open-Meteo forecast so you can make backup decisions about tents, indoor space and timing. Pair this page with our golden hour times for Addis Ababa to schedule the ceremony at the most photogenic light of the day.
Any weather decision in Addis Ababa starts from the light budget. In August the location gets about 12 h 22 min of daylight, with the sun peaking 88° above the horizon — that sets how warm afternoons run, how long outdoor plans stay viable and how much usable photographic light the day contains. The scores above layer the live Open-Meteo forecast on top of that baseline.
Daylight, midday sun angle and golden-hour length below are calculated for Addis Ababa's own coordinates (9.03° N, 38.75° E) on the 15th of each month.
| Month | Daylight | Sun at solar noon | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 h 36 min | 60° | 44 min |
| February | 11 h 48 min | 68° | 42 min |
| March | 12 h 6 min | 78° | 41 min |
| April | 12 h 18 min | 90° | 41 min |
| May | 12 h 30 min | 80° | 43 min |
| June | 12 h 36 min | 76° | 44 min |
| July | 12 h 36 min | 78° | 44 min |
| August | 12 h 24 min | 85° | 42 min |
| September | 12 h 12 min | 83° | 41 min |
| October | 11 h 54 min | 71° | 41 min |
| November | 11 h 42 min | 62° | 43 min |
| December | 11 h 36 min | 58° | 44 min |
Scores are capped by dealbreakers — heavy rain, dangerous wind, thick fog or hazardous UV pull a day down no matter how pleasant the rest of the numbers look. Forecast data is Open-Meteo; solar and lunar values are computed for Addis Ababa's own coordinates and time zone. Full details on the methodology page.