Addis Ababa vs Asmara: which is better, month by month

Asmara beats Addis Ababa in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (94 vs 67) — while Addis Ababa wins January; they are within 3 points in February, November and December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Addis Ababa vs Asmara — all 12 months

MonthAddis AbabaAsmaraWinnerGap
January95Snice, dry89Anice, a little rain, clean airAddis Ababa6
February94Swarm, dry91Snice, a little rain, clean airTie3
March88Awarm, a little rain94Swarm, a little rain, clean airAsmara6
April81Awarm, soaked92Swarm, a little rainAsmara11
May78Bwarm, soaked93Swarm, a little rainAsmara15
June70Bnice, soaked, muggy air94Swarm, a little rainAsmara24
July61Cnice, soaked, muggy air84Anice, soakedAsmara23
August63Cnice, soaked, muggy air77Bnice, soaked, clean airAsmara14
September67Cnice, soaked, muggy air94Snice, a little rainAsmara27
October87Anice, a little rain92Snice, a little rainAsmara5
November93Snice, dry, clean air90Snice, a little rain, clean airTie3
December92Snice, dry90Snice, dry, clean airTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (67 vs 94). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Addis Ababa

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · mild climate

Best month
January 95/100
Months won
1 of 12

Asmara

🇪🇷 Eritrea · mild climate

Best month
March 94/100
Months won
8 of 12

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