Gambela Region · Ethiopia
Gambela travel guide
Gambela is a city in Gambela Region, Ethiopia, home to about 66,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- GMB14 km · Gambela Airport
- Currency
- ETBbir
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis Ababa
- Language
- Amharic
When to go
The best time to visit Gambela
Gambela has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 220 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gambela: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gambela Airport (GMB), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
GMB · Gambela Airport
Questions
Gambela: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gambela?
Gambela has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 220 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gambela?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gambela Airport (GMB), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Gambela?
bir (ETB).
Nearby
Destinations near Gambela
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.