‘Alem T’ēna weather in January

In January, ‘Alem T’ēna sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is ‘Alem T’ēna's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Alem T’ēna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
32%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

‘Alem T’ēna is town in central Ethiopia.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in ‘Alem T’ēna reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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‘Alem T’ēna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°3111.68.3
Feb29° / 15°51.111.77.2
Mar30° / 16°304.411.96.2
Apr29° / 17°437.112.25.7
May29° / 17°467.112.45.9
Jun27° / 17°17412.57.3
Jul25° / 16°431112.46.7
Aug25° / 16°7716.512.35.9
Sep26° / 17°9116.8125.8
Oct28° / 16°294.411.87.5
Nov27° / 14°60.711.68.4
Dec27° / 13°10.311.58.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

‘Alem T’ēna gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
3919
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:426:13
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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 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit ‘Alem T’ēna?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit ‘Alem T’ēna for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for ‘Alem T’ēna in January

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

In January, ‘Alem T’ēna sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Alem T’ēna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Alem T’ēna peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in ‘Alem T’ēna 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 ‘Alem T’ēna is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Alem T’ēna?

‘Alem T’ēna sits at 8.3°N, 39.0°E, 1,654 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dēra, 16 km away.

Topography around ‘Alem T’ēna

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Alem T’ēna.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Alem T’ēna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 1,650 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,987 m.

The land around ‘Alem T’ēna is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
2,987 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Dēra 16 km · Mek’ī 22 km · Wonji 34 km · Īteya 36 km · Mojo 37 km · Wenjī 40 km · Āsela 44 km · Adama 45 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 ‘Alem T’ēna (8.3°, 38.95°, elevation 1,654 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).