When to go · Bishoftu
Bishoftu in April
Great month. Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Bishoftu in this guide.
Weather in April
- BishoftuHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Central highlands, Ethiopia · Addis Ababa, Bishoftu, Bale Mountains, and the northern plateaufine
Mild all year at altitude (days 20–25 °C (68–77 °F), cold nights); the big rains (kiremt) run June to September, with short rains around March–April.Mild all year at altitude (days 68–77 °F (20–25 °C), cold nights); the big rains (kiremt) run June to September, with short rains around March–April.
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.
Siklet and Fasika (Good Friday and Orthodox Easter) big impact
Apr–May (moves yearly — check; 2 May in 2027) · Ethiopia
End of the 55-day fast; offices close, domestic flights busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
Ethiopia overall: Short rains in the south; Fasika (Orthodox Easter) usually falls in April or early May after a long fast.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bishoftu, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 12
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Apr: 1
Jan: 1
April: Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
January: Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
Bishoftu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast