Ara Ali weather in January

In January, Ara Ali sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ara Ali's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ara Ali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ara Ali reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13219
23219
33219
43219
53219
63219
73220
83220
93220
103220
113220
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303321
313321

How January really feels in Ara Ali

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.

Ara Ali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°40.911.74.8
Feb34° / 21°50.711.84.1
Mar33° / 22°345.3123.9
Apr31° / 22°11517.112.13.8
May31° / 22°5311.312.34.5
Jun31° / 22°40.812.35.4
Jul30° / 22°51.412.35.7
Aug31° / 22°20.812.25.4
Sep32° / 23°71.7124.8
Oct30° / 21°9715.911.94.3
Nov29° / 19°781211.75.1
Dec31° / 19°152.311.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
97921
107921
117822
127822
137822
147822
157822
167822
177822
187822
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207822
217921
227921
237921
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257921
268020
278020
288020
298119
308119
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ara Ali gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
224
234
243
253
263
273
283
293
303
312

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771571
2781561
3781561
4791551
5791551
6791551
7811441
8811441
9811441
10811441
11811441
12801451
13801451
14811351
15811351
16801352
17801352
18801352
19801352
20801352
21801352
22801352
23801352
24811351
25811351
26811351
27821251
28821251
29831241
30831241
31831241

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:09
211.76:306:09
311.76:306:10
411.76:306:10
511.76:316:11
611.76:316:11
711.76:326:12
811.76:326:12
911.76:326:13
1011.76:336:13
1111.76:336:14
1211.76:336:14
1311.76:346:14
1411.76:346:15
1511.76:346:15
1611.76:346:16
1711.76:356:16
1811.76:356:17
1911.76:356:17
2011.76:356:17
2111.76:366:18
2211.76:366:18
2311.76:366:19
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2511.76:366:19
2611.76:376:20
2711.76:376:20
2811.76:376:20
2911.76:376:21
3011.76:376:21
3111.76:376:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ara Ali?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ara Ali for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ara Ali in January

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

In January, Ara Ali sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ara Ali 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 Ara Ali peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ara Ali?

Ara Ali sits at 6.0°N, 41.0°E, 777 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ghinnir, 135 km away.

GhinnirMenaGobaBale RobeNegēlēKibre MengistRamuDodola

Topography around Ara Ali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ara Ali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 832 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around Ara Ali is covered by shrubs (84%) within 3 km, shrubs (85%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,407 m
treesshrubsgrassland
January weather nearby: Ghinnir 135 km · Mena 140 km · Goba 165 km · Bale Robe 172 km · Negēlē 176 km · Kibre Mengist 227 km · Ramu 227 km · Dodola 234 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 Ara Ali (5.9667°, 41.0333°, elevation 777 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).