Lalibela weather in March

In March, Lalibela sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lalibela's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lalibela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:36 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Lalibela is Town of Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lalibela reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12512
22512
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42512
52612
62612
72612
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102612
112512
122512
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Lalibela weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°51.211.48.8
Feb25° / 11°11211.68.5
Mar25° / 12°375.911.97.7
Apr25° / 13°476.612.37.5
May25° / 13°595.812.57.6
Jun24° / 12°10110.412.76.8
Jul20° / 11°49729.312.63.6
Aug20° / 11°52130.812.43.4
Sep21° / 10°15715.712.15.8
Oct22° / 212.911.78.1
Nov23° / 101.411.48.7
Dec23° / 41.111.38.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57624
67624
77624
87525
97525
107426
117426
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
177129
187129
197129
207129
217030
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lalibela gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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411
512
612
713
814
915
1016
1117
1218
1319
1421
1521
1622
1723
1823
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2623
2723
2822
2922
3022
3122

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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29100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:456:30
211.86:446:30
311.86:446:30
411.86:436:30
511.86:426:30
611.86:426:30
711.86:416:30
811.86:416:30
911.86:406:30
1011.86:406:31
1111.96:396:31
1211.96:386:31
1311.96:386:31
1411.96:376:31
1511.96:376:31
1611.96:366:31
1711.96:356:31
1811.96:356:31
1912.06:346:31
2012.06:336:31
2112.06:336:31
2212.06:326:31
2312.06:316:31
2412.06:316:31
2512.06:306:31
2612.06:296:31
2712.06:296:31
2812.16:286:31
2912.16:276:31
3012.16:276:31
3112.16:266:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lalibela

In seasonPeak

None of Lalibela's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lalibela's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lalibela sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Lalibela?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Lalibela for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lalibela in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Lalibela sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lalibela in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lalibela peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Lalibela in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lalibela is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1639 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lalibela?

Lalibela sits at 12.0°N, 39.0°E, 2,481 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Filakit, 49 km away.

Maych’ew

Topography around Lalibela

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lalibela.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lalibela has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,129 m around an average of 2,441 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,162 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,975 m.

The land around Lalibela is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,129 m
16 km
2,162 m
80 km
2,975 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Filakit 49 km · Weldiya 63 km · Sek’ot’a 67 km · Alamata 70 km · Nefas Mewch’a 71 km · Korem 74 km · Mersa 77 km · Maych’ew 100 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lalibela (12.0322°, 39.0476°, elevation 2,481 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).