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°C79°F / 10°C50°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Gondar
Inside Gondar's best window: Oct–Mar (dry, clear highland days).
Weather in January
- GondarHighs around 26 °C, lows around 10 °C, rain on about 1 dayHighs around 79 °F, lows around 50 °F, 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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings