Dimtu weather in January

In January, Dimtu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Dimtu's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dimtu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Dimtu is City in Wolayita, Ethiopia.

Density
3,903/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dimtu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12714
22814
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42814
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Dimtu 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
Jan28° / 14°132.911.67.5
Feb29° / 15°143.211.86.4
Mar29° / 15°609.7125.5
Apr27° / 16°12517.712.15.1
May25° / 15°1322112.35.1
Jun23° / 14°5415.712.45.8
Jul22° / 14°7118.412.45.3
Aug23° / 14°8419.112.25.2
Sep24° / 14°13323.8124.8
Oct25° / 14°9615.411.86.0
Nov26° / 13°234.611.77.6
Dec27° / 13°71.811.68.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107327
117327
127327
137327
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
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207327
217327
227327
237426
247426
257426
267426
277525
287525
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dimtu gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
78
88
99
109
1110
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1511
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1711
1811
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2011
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2610
2710
2810
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3011
3111

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
390100
490100
590100
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788111
888111
988111
1088111
1188111
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2887130
2986140
3086140
3185141

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:436:19
211.66:436:19
311.66:436:20
411.66:446:20
511.66:446:21
611.66:446:21
711.66:456:22
811.66:456:22
911.66:466:23
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1211.66:476:24
1311.66:476:25
1411.66:476:25
1511.66:476:25
1611.66:486:26
1711.66:486:26
1811.66:486:27
1911.66:486:27
2011.76:496:28
2111.76:496:28
2211.76:496:28
2311.76:496:29
2411.76:496:29
2511.76:496:30
2611.76:506:30
2711.76:506:30
2811.76:506:31
2911.76:506:31
3011.76:506:31
3111.76:506:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.1Intense
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296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dimtu?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dimtu in January

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

In January, Dimtu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dimtu 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 Dimtu peaks around March 15 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 15UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Dimtu 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 Dimtu is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dimtu?

Dimtu sits at 6.9°N, 38.1°E, 1,521 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bedēsa, 12 km away.

Topography around Dimtu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dimtu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Dimtu is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bedēsa 12 km · Badessa 22 km · Bodītī 29 km · Shonē 30 km · Shanto 31 km · Leku 36 km · Yirga ‘Alem 38 km · Wolaita Sodo 41 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 Dimtu (6.9297°, 38.1251°, elevation 1,521 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).