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Arba Minch in January

Great month. Inside Arba Minch's best window: Oct–Mar.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
28°C (82°F) / 15°C (59°F)
average high / low
Rain days
5
Crowds
High
Ethiopia overall
Prices
High
Ethiopia overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Arba Minch

Inside Arba Minch's best window: Oct–Mar.

Is another month better than January?

No other month rates higher than January for Arba Minch in this guide.

Weather in January

Long-term averages
  • Arba MinchHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 5 days
  • Rift Valley lakes, Ethiopia · Ziway, Langano, Hawassa, Arba Minchbest weather

    Warmer than Addis; two rainy spells in many years (April–May and October).

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Timkat (Epiphany) big impact

    19 Jan (20 Jan in some years) · Ethiopia

    Three days of processions with the tabots; Gondar and Lalibela are the classic places, but check advice — Addis (Jan Meda) celebrates too.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Ethiopia overall
High
Prices · Ethiopia overall
High

Ethiopia overall: Dry and clear; Genna (7 Jan) and Timkat (19 Jan) fill churches and festival towns. Book early.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Arba Minch, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Daytime high

    Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)

    Feb: 28 °C (82 °F)

  • Night low

    Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)

    Feb: 15 °C (59 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jan: 5

    Feb: 5

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Feb: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Feb: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 1

    Feb: 0

January: Inside Arba Minch's best window: Oct–Mar.

February: Inside Arba Minch's best window: Oct–Mar.

Arba Minch: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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