January
Best time
22.1°C / 9.3°C
1 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 22.1°C / 72°F)
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
Best time to visit Lalibela
Lalibela, Ethiopia — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: January, December, November.
Best · January & December
About Lalibela
Lalibela is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches designed in contrast to the earlier monolithic churches in Ethiopia. The whole of Lalibela is a large and important site for the antiquity, medieval, and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia.
— condensed from Wikipedia
Best months to visit
December
Best time
21.6°C / 8.9°C
1 rain days
mild, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 21.6°C / 71°F)
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
November
Best time
21.4°C / 9.3°C
3 rain days
mild, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 21.4°C / 71°F)
- very low rainfall (only 3 rain days)
February
Best time
23.2°C / 10.7°C
4 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 23.2°C / 74°F)
- very low rainfall (only 4 rain days)
March
Best time
24.2°C / 11.6°C
5 rain days
warm
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.2°C / 76°F)
- very low rainfall (only 5 rain days)
April
Best time
24.2°C / 12.4°C
8 rain days
warm
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 24.2°C / 76°F)
- manageable rain (8 days)
October
Best time
21.1°C / 9.4°C
8 rain days
mild
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 21.1°C / 70°F)
- manageable rain (8 days)
May
Best time
23.1°C / 12°C
12 rain days
warm, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 23.1°C / 74°F)
June
Best time
22.7°C / 11.5°C
13 rain days
warm, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 22.7°C / 73°F)
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Months to skip
September
Skip
19.4°C / 9.8°C
25 rain days
mild, very wet
- extremely wet (25 rain days)
July
Skip
18.7°C / 10.7°C
29 rain days
mild, very wet
- extremely wet (29 rain days)
August
Skip
18.2°C / 10.4°C
31 rain days
mild, very wet
- extremely wet (31 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.