Addis Ababa vs Jizan: which is sunnier?
🇪🇹 Ethiopia vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 972 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jizan is the sunnier overall: about 3,288 hours of sunshine a year to Addis Ababa's 3,090. Addis Ababa has the higher Sunshine Score in 8 of 12 months, Jizan in 2 (2 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Addis Ababa | Jizan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,090 | 3,288 |
| Sunniest month | January (95/100) | February (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 72/100 | 50/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,083 mm | 159 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 13 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Addis Ababa vs Jizan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | Jizan | Addis Ababa | Jizan | Addis Ababa | Jizan | |
| January | 95 | 97 | 24° | 29° | 12 | 7 |
| February | 92 | 98 | 25° | 30° | 27 | 4 |
| March | 87 | 98 | 25° | 32° | 56 | 3 |
| April | 81 | 77 | 25° | 34° | 90 | 11 |
| May | 81 | 59 | 25° | 36° | 89 | 6 |
| June | 76 | 48 | 24° | 37° | 116 | 10 |
| July | 70 | 46 | 21° | 37° | 239 | 32 |
| August | 70 | 55 | 20° | 36° | 246 | 42 |
| September | 71 | 48 | 21° | 37° | 145 | 13 |
| October | 91 | 68 | 22° | 35° | 34 | 5 |
| November | 94 | 87 | 22° | 33° | 16 | 11 |
| December | 95 | 96 | 22° | 30° | 13 | 15 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Jizan · Mar Jizan · Apr Addis Ababa · May Addis Ababa · Jun Addis Ababa · Jul Addis Ababa · Aug Addis Ababa · Sep Addis Ababa · Oct Addis Ababa · Nov Addis Ababa · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Addis Ababa averages 94/100, Jizan 95/100. Jizan is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 23°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Addis Ababa (average score 83/100 vs 78). Jizan is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- June–August: Addis Ababa (average score 72/100 vs 50). Jizan is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- September–October: Addis Ababa (average score 81/100 vs 58). Jizan is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Addis Ababa weather by month · Jizan weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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