When to go · Harar
Harar in January
Great month. Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.
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
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Harar in this guide.
Weather in January
- HararHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 2 days
- Eastern escarpment, Ethiopia · Harar, Dire Dawa, Jijigabest weather
Harar is mild at about 1,900 m; Dire Dawa below it is hot from May to September.
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 Harar, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Feb: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Feb: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °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 Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.
February: Inside Harar's best window: Oct–Apr.
Harar: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.