Āyana weather in January

In January, Āyana sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Āyana's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Āyana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 3.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:58 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical January day in Āyana reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

Āyana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 15°	22	3.5	11.5	7.5
Feb	29° / 16°	25	4.2	11.7	6.3
Mar	29° / 17°	70	9.1	11.9	5.6
Apr	28° / 17°	112	11.6	12.2	5.6
May	26° / 16°	319	23.1	12.4	4.6
Jun	23° / 15°	507	29.8	12.6	3.6
Jul	22° / 14°	571	31	12.5	3.3
Aug	22° / 14°	591	31	12.3	3.3
Sep	23° / 14°	561	29.7	12.1	3.6
Oct	24° / 14°	353	24.5	11.8	4.7
Nov	25° / 14°	84	10.3	11.5	6.9
Dec	26° / 15°	25	4.6	11.4	7.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	69	68	67	66	66	64	64	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Āyana gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:54	6:20
2	11.4	6:54	6:20
3	11.4	6:55	6:21
4	11.4	6:55	6:21
5	11.4	6:55	6:22
6	11.4	6:56	6:22
7	11.4	6:56	6:23
8	11.4	6:56	6:23
9	11.5	6:57	6:24
10	11.5	6:57	6:24
11	11.5	6:57	6:25
12	11.5	6:57	6:25
13	11.5	6:58	6:26
14	11.5	6:58	6:26
15	11.5	6:58	6:27
16	11.5	6:58	6:27
17	11.5	6:59	6:28
18	11.5	6:59	6:28
19	11.5	6:59	6:29
20	11.5	6:59	6:29
21	11.5	6:59	6:30
22	11.5	6:59	6:30
23	11.5	7:00	6:31
24	11.5	7:00	6:31
25	11.5	7:00	6:31
26	11.5	7:00	6:32
27	11.5	7:00	6:32
28	11.5	7:00	6:33
29	11.6	7:00	6:33
30	11.6	7:00	6:33
31	11.6	7:00	6:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Āyana

In seasonPeak

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

Āyana's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Āyana?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Āyana in January

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

In January, Āyana sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Āyana in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Āyana peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	15	15	13	12	13	14	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Āyana 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 Āyana is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	50	57	43	25	15	21	21	18	18	23	29	36
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	25	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Āyana?

Āyana sits at 9.9°N, 36.6°E, 2,048 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 35 km away.

Topography around Āyana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Āyana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 2,028 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,546 m.

The land around Āyana is covered by cropland (29%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

cropland 29%

16 km

907 m

cropland 36%

80 km

2,546 m

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← December Āyana year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Gutin 35 km · Shambu 64 km · Nek’emtē 89 km · Shendi 92 km · Dibate 96 km · Burē 103 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 111 km · Ginja Bet 112 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

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 Āyana (9.8833°, 36.6167°, elevation 2,048 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	15
2	27	15
3	27	15
4	27	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	28	15
24	28	15
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	11
3	11
4	11
5	11
6	11
7	11
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	13
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	9
29	9
30	8
31	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	96	4
10	96	4
11	96	4
12	96	4
13	96	4
14	96	4
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2