When to go · Lalibela
Lalibela in January
Great month. Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Ethiopia overall
- Prices
- High
- Ethiopia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Lalibela
Inside Lalibela's best window: Oct–Feb (dry, clear).
Weather in January
- LalibelaHighs around 24 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 2 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 46 °F, 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.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings