Digih Habar Es weather in January

In January, Digih Habar Es sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 74% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Digih Habar Es's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Digih Habar Es's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 Digih Habar Es 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 on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13220
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How January really feels in Digih Habar Es

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.

Digih Habar Es weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.75.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°40.8123.5
Apr34° / 23°498.512.13.2
May33° / 24°448.412.33.7
Jun33° / 24°10.212.44.2
Jul32° / 23°00.112.34.5
Aug33° / 23°0012.24.2
Sep34° / 23°40.7123.9
Oct32° / 23°439.511.94.1
Nov32° / 21°315.411.74.9
Dec32° / 20°50.811.65.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28812
38812
48812
58812
68911
78911
88812
98812
108812
118812
128614
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308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Digih Habar Es gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14936132
24936132
34936142
44836142
54836142
64836142
74836152
84736152
94737152
104637151
114637151
124538151
134538151
144538161
154439162
164439162
174439162
184339162
194339162
204339162
214339152
224339152
234339152
244439152
254439142
264539142
274539142
284639132
294739132
304839121
314839121

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:105:48
211.66:115:49
311.66:115:49
411.66:115:50
511.66:125:50
611.66:125:51
711.66:135:51
811.66:135:52
911.66:135:52
1011.66:145:53
1111.76:145:53
1211.76:145:53
1311.76:155:54
1411.76:155:54
1511.76:155:55
1611.76:155:55
1711.76:165:56
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1911.76:165:57
2011.76:165:57
2111.76:175:57
2211.76:175:58
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2711.76:186:00
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3011.76:186:01
3111.76:186:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Digih Habar Es?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Digih Habar Es in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Digih Habar Es 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 Digih Habar Es peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Digih Habar Es 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 Digih Habar Es is worst in February — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodFeb 1216 µg/m³May 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Digih Habar Es?

Digih Habar Es sits at 6.4°N, 46.0°E, 412 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Raqo, 15 km away.

Topography around Digih Habar Es

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Digih Habar Es has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 419 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Digih Habar Es is covered by shrubs (95%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (80%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
272 m
shrubsgrassland
January weather nearby: Raqo 15 km · Golwayn 18 km · Cabudwaaq 35 km · Yamarugley 42 km · Qorof 52 km · Dhabad 53 km · Waal 56 km · El Bahay 57 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 Digih Habar Es (6.4426°, 45.9833°, elevation 412 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).