Bichena weather in January

In January, Bichena sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 49% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bichena's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bichena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:53 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Bichena is place in Amhara Region, 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 Bichena 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 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Bichena weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°193.511.58.3
Feb26° / 14°233.911.77.9
Mar27° / 15°588.211.97.1
Apr27° / 15°577.712.27.0
May27° / 16°405.412.57.3
Jun25° / 15°7712.812.66.5
Jul22° / 13°29927.912.64.0
Aug21° / 13°29027.912.33.9
Sep22° / 13°6814.712.16.1
Oct24° / 14°133.211.88.5
Nov24° / 13°71.411.59.0
Dec24° / 12°101.511.49.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37723
47723
57624
67525
77426
87327
97129
107129
117030
127030
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217129
227327
237426
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317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bichena gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
49
59
610
710
811
911
1011
1112
1212
1312
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2212
2312
2412
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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185calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:48 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:486:12
211.46:496:13
311.46:496:13
411.46:506:14
511.46:506:14
611.46:506:15
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1911.56:546:21
2011.56:546:22
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2711.56:546:25
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2911.56:546:26
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3111.56:546:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.7Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bichena

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bichena sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bichena?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bichena in January

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

In January, Bichena 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 Bichena in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bichena peaks around March 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bichena 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 Bichena is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1345 µg/m³Aug 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bichena?

Bichena sits at 10.4°N, 38.2°E, 2,544 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Lumamē, 37 km away.

Topography around Bichena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bichena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 2,480 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,181 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,132 m.

The land around Bichena is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
1,181 m
80 km
3,132 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Lumamē 37 km · Mertule Maryam 43 km · Debre Mark’os 52 km · Dayē 63 km · Gebre Guracha 76 km · Dembech’a 79 km · Mot’a 79 km · Wegeda 87 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 Bichena (10.45°, 38.2°, elevation 2,544 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).