When to go · Yabelo
Yabelo in January
Great month. Inside Yabelo's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Yabelo's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Yabelo in this guide.
Weather in January
- YabeloHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 3 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 Yabelo, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Feb: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Night low
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Feb: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 3 (better)
Feb: 4
Crowds
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 0
January: Inside Yabelo's best window: Oct–Mar.
February: Inside Yabelo's best window: Oct–Mar.
Yabelo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.