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When to go · Harar

Harar in April

Great month. Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
34°C (93°F) / 19°C (66°F)
average high / low
Rain days
6
Crowds
Medium
Ethiopia overall
Prices
Medium
Ethiopia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Harar

Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.

Is another month better than April?

No other month rates higher than April for Harar in this guide.

Weather in April

Long-term averages
  • HararHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 6 days
  • Eastern escarpment, Ethiopia · Harar, Dire Dawa, Jijigafine

    Harar is mild at about 1,900 m; Dire Dawa below it is hot from May to September.

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.

  • Eid al-Fitr

    Mar–Apr 2027 (lunar — check) · Ethiopia

    End of Ramadan; Harar and Muslim areas celebrate, shops close.

  • 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 Harar, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Apr: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Apr: 34 °C (93 °F)

    Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)

  • Night low

    Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)

    Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)

  • Rain days

    Apr: 6

    Jan: 2 (better)

  • Crowds

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 2

    Jan: 1

April: Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.

January: Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.

Harar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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