When to go · Gondar
Gondar in January
Great month. Inside Gondar's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear highland days).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Gondar's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear highland days).
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Gondar in this guide.
Weather in January
- GondarHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 1 day
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 Gondar, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Jan: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Feb: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 0
January: Inside Gondar's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear highland days).
February: Inside Gondar's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear highland days).
Gondar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings