Ābderafī weather in January

In January, Ābderafī sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ābderafī's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābderafī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:05 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ābderafī reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313720

How January really feels in Ābderafī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ābderafī weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 20°0011.32.9
Feb38° / 21°0011.51.4
Mar40° / 24°10.111.90.2
Apr41° / 26°62.212.30.0
May40° / 26°419.712.60.3
Jun36° / 25°8717.712.81.5
Jul32° / 23°18824.612.72.7
Aug30° / 22°26327.712.53.0
Sep32° / 22°11117.712.13.5
Oct35° / 23°255.811.73.2
Nov36° / 22°30.811.42.5
Dec36° / 21°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
98713
108713
118713
128713
138713
148713
158713
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198812
208812
218911
229010
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25919
26919
27919
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30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ābderafī gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19964
20964
21964
22964
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29982
30982
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:13
211.27:026:14
311.27:026:15
411.27:026:15
511.27:036:16
611.27:036:16
711.27:036:17
811.27:046:17
911.27:046:18
1011.27:046:18
1111.27:046:19
1211.27:056:19
1311.37:056:20
1411.37:056:21
1511.37:056:21
1611.37:056:22
1711.37:066:22
1811.37:066:23
1911.37:066:23
2011.37:066:24
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ābderafī

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ābderafī?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ābderafī. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ābderafī in January

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

In January, Ābderafī sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ābderafī in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābderafī peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ābderafī in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ābderafī is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2427 µg/m³Nov 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābderafī?

Ābderafī sits at 13.7°N, 36.5°E, 611 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is May Cadera, 40 km away.

MetemmaAl-FashaqahTikil Dingay

Topography around Ābderafī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābderafī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 602 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,350 m.

The land around Ābderafī is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
1,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: May Cadera 40 km · Adebaye 62 km · Himora 66 km · Doka 78 km · Abala 81 km · Metemma 92 km · Al-Fashaqah 97 km · Tikil Dingay 105 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 Ābderafī (13.7333°, 36.45°, elevation 611 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).