Simien Mountains National Park

Ethiopia

Dramatic jagged peaks and deep precipices populated by massive troops of bleeding-heart gelada monkeys.

Warmest month is April at 29°C on average. Coolest is August at 20°C. Driest reading falls in January with 3 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

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  • Flight timeMethodology
    7h 30m from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 2,090 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
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MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January25°±2°3
February26°±2°10
March28°±2°11
April29°±2°18
May27°±4°21
June24°±3°26
July21°±2°30
August20°±2°30
September22°±2°29
October23°±2°19
November24°±2°10
December25°±2°3

What to do

  • Trek along the escarpment to Imet Gogo
  • Photograph grazing gelada monkeys at close range
  • Look for the rare Walia ibex on the cliff edges

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.