Bedēsa weather in January

In January, Bedēsa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Bedēsa's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bedēsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:40 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Bedēsa is place in Oromia, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bedēsa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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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Bedēsa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°163.511.58.2
Feb27° / 15°223.311.77.6
Mar28° / 16°769.611.96.6
Apr27° / 17°10315.812.25.7
May27° / 17°9617.512.45.6
Jun27° / 16°3910.612.56.5
Jul25° / 16°10019.412.55.6
Aug25° / 16°11821.212.35.4
Sep25° / 16°641512.16.2
Oct26° / 15°7210.311.86.9
Nov25° / 14°365.311.67.9
Dec25° / 13°193.211.58.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37129
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bedēsa gets around 16 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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910
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1312
1412
1512
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2611
2711
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29181
39181
49181
59181
69091
79091
889101
989101
1088111
1188111
1288111
1387121
1487121
1586131
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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316calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:356:05
211.56:366:05
311.56:366:06
411.56:376:06
511.56:376:07
611.56:376:07
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1911.56:416:14
2011.66:416:14
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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 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.72 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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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bedēsa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Bedēsa?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bedēsa in January

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

In January, Bedēsa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bedēsa 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 Bedēsa peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bedēsa 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 Bedēsa is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2230 µg/m³Apr 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bedēsa?

Bedēsa sits at 8.9°N, 40.8°E, 1,683 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsbe Teferī, 23 km away.

MetahāraChelenko

Topography around Bedēsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bedēsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,720 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,361 m.

The land around Bedēsa is covered by shrubs (58%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,525 m
80 km
2,361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Āsbe Teferī 23 km · Gelemso 31 km · Mī’ēso 37 km · Hīrna 49 km · Āwash 69 km · Deder 86 km · Metahāra 95 km · Chelenko 102 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 Bedēsa (8.9°, 40.7833°, elevation 1,683 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).