When to go · Axum
Axum in September
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (main rains).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 25°C77°F / 14°C57°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Axum
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (main rains).
Weather in September
- AxumHighs around 25 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 8 daysHighs around 77 °F, lows around 57 °F, rain on about 8 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) big impact
27 Sep (28 Sep in some years) · Ethiopia
Huge demera bonfire on Meskel Square in Addis the evening before; UNESCO-listed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
Ethiopia overall: Rain tails off; Enkutatash (11 Sep) and Meskel (27 Sep) bonfires. Green hills, yellow meskel daisies.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.