When to go · Hawassa
Hawassa in May
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
- 28°C82°F / 14°C57°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Low
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- Low
- 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.
Weather in May
- HawassaHighs around 28 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 12 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 57 °F, rain on about 12 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
- Low
- Prices · Ethiopia overall
- Low
Ethiopia overall: Hot in the lowlands, rain in the Omo; quiet and cheap in the highlands.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast