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When to go · Hawassa

Hawassa in April

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (main rains), and the wet shoulder weeks around Apr–May.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
29°C (84°F) / 14°C (57°F)
average high / low
Rain days
11
Crowds
Medium
Ethiopia overall
Prices
Medium
Ethiopia overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Hawassa

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (main rains), and the wet shoulder weeks around Apr–May.

Is another month better than April?

April is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in April

Long-term averages
  • HawassaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 11 days
  • Rift Valley lakes, Ethiopia · Ziway, Langano, Hawassa, Arba Minchrainy

    Warmer than Addis; two rainy spells in many years (April–May and October).

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 Hawassa, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Apr: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Apr: 29 °C (84 °F)

    Jan: 29 °C (84 °F)

  • Night low

    Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)

    Jan: 11 °C (52 °F)

  • Rain days

    Apr: 11

    Jan: 2 (better)

  • Crowds

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Apr: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Apr: 1

    Jan: 1

April: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Sep (main rains), and the wet shoulder weeks around Apr–May.

January: Inside Hawassa's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear lake views).

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

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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