When to go · Bishoftu
Bishoftu in March
Great month. Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Bishoftu in this guide.
Weather in March
- BishoftuHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Central highlands, Ethiopia · Addis Ababa, Bishoftu, Bale Mountains, and the northern plateaubest weather
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Medium
Ethiopia overall: Still mostly dry; Adwa Day (2 Mar); short rains can start late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bishoftu, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Mar: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 0
Jan: 1
March: 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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.