When to go · Lalibela
Lalibela in January
Great month. Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Lalibela in this guide.
Weather in January
- LalibelaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 2 days
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 Lalibela, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Feb: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Jan: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Feb: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 2
Feb: 2
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 0
January: Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
February: Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
Lalibela: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings