Region: Oromia Region · Ethiopia
Nekemte travel guide
Nekemte is a city in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, home to about 75,000 people.
- Best months
- November to January
- Currency
- ETBbir
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis Ababa
- Plugs
- C, D, E, F, J, L · 220 V
- Emergency
- 911
- Language
- Amharic
When to go
The best time to visit Nekemte
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nekemte are November to January. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 302 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).
Public holidays in Ethiopia, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Questions
Nekemte: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Nekemte?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Nekemte are November to January. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 302 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Nekemte?
bir (ETB).
Nearby
Destinations near Nekemte
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.