Bishoftu in May

Inside Bishoftu's best window: Oct–May.

No other month rates higher than May for Bishoftu in this guide.

• BishoftuHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 10 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.

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 · Ethiopia overall

Low

Prices · Ethiopia overall

Low

Ethiopia overall: Hot in the lowlands, rain in the Omo; quiet and cheap in the highlands.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bishoftu, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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