The climate of Lalibela (Ethiopia)
Lalibela is a small town in the north of Ethiopia not too far away
from the Eritrea. Lalibela lies in the Amkara. The town is
particularly known for the rockchurches of Lalibela. These special
churches have completely been carved out of the rocks. They were built
in the 13th century by order of King Lalibela of Ethiopia. Altogether
there are 13 of these rock churches in the region around Lalibela. The
rockchurches of Lalibela are on the Unesco world heritage list. The
town lies at an altitude of more than 2000 meters.
Lalibela has a warm steppe climate that is strongly influenced by the
high situation of the town. Due to this higher situation the town has
lower temperatures than many other parts of Ethiopia. Throughout the
year there is only a small ration of precipitation except in the
months of July and August. During these months more than 100
millimeters of precipitation may fall here per day. Owing to this the
average temperature during these months is somewhat lower.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Lalibela.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
25
9
9
2
n/a
February
26
10
9
2
n/a
March
27
12
9
3
n/a
April
27
13
9
5
n/a
May
28
14
8
8
n/a
June
29
14
8
8
n/a
July
25
14
6
8
n/a
August
24
13
6
10
n/a
September
26
12
8
7
n/a
October
25
12
9
4
n/a
November
24
10
9
3
n/a
December
24
9
9
2
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
