Average Weather in Lalībela Ethiopia

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In Lalībela, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is comfortable year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 50°F to 77°F and is rarely below 46°F or above 81°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Lalībela, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Lalībela begins around September 20 and lasts for 8.1 months, ending around May 24. On November 10, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 27% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 24 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around September 20. On July 24, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 83% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 17% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Lalībela varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.5 months, from June 25 to September 10, with a greater than 45% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 87% on August 4.

The drier season lasts 9.5 months, from September 10 to June 25. The smallest chance of a wet day is 2% on November 21.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 87% on August 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Lalībela experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.5 months, from February 15 to October 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around August 1, with an average total accumulation of 10.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from October 29 to February 15. The least rain falls around November 22, with an average total accumulation of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Lalībela does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 50 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:58 AM on May 30, and the latest sunrise is 51 minutes later at 6:49 AM on January 25. The earliest sunset is at 5:55 PM on November 18, and the latest sunset is 57 minutes later at 6:52 PM on July 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Lalībela during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Lalībela, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lalībela experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from February 19 to June 26, with average wind speeds of more than 3.2 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is May 15, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.8 months, from June 26 to February 19. The calmest day of the year is August 17, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.6 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Lalībela varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 2.7 months, from June 10 to August 31, with a peak percentage of 64% on July 8. The wind is most often from the east for 9.3 months, from August 31 to June 10, with a peak percentage of 73% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from February 11 to June 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest day of the year is May 14, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from July 8 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.3 kWh. The darkest day of the year is July 28, with an average of 4.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lalībela are 12.032 deg latitude, 39.048 deg longitude, and 7,795 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lalībela contains extreme variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 3,694 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,013 feet. Within 10 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,041 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,859 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lalībela is covered by shrubs (58%) and cropland (42%), within 10 miles by cropland (61%) and shrubs (39%), and within 50 miles by cropland (62%) and shrubs (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Lalībela, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Lalībela is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Lalībela, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.