Dodola weather in January

In January, Dodola sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.2 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Dodola's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodola's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 28 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:44 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

Dodola is place in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dodola reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Dodola 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 8°	28	5.2	11.6	7.3
Feb	22° / 8°	48	5.9	11.8	7.1
Mar	21° / 9°	149	12.1	12	6.1
Apr	20° / 10°	261	18.2	12.1	4.9
May	20° / 10°	203	16.2	12.3	5.2
Jun	18° / 10°	234	22.9	12.4	4.1
Jul	16° / 9°	349	30.4	12.4	2.7
Aug	17° / 9°	377	30.4	12.2	2.8
Sep	17° / 9°	358	25.8	12	3.5
Oct	18° / 9°	152	15.4	11.8	5.1
Nov	19° / 8°	41	5.1	11.7	6.8
Dec	20° / 7°	17	2.6	11.6	7.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 47%.

	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 (%)	52	52	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	57	57	57	57	56	57
Cloudier (%)	48	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	50	51	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	43	43	43	43	44	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dodola gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.2 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 16% and peaks near 19% 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 (%)	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16

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

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

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

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 6:38 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:27 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)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:38	6:14
2	11.6	6:39	6:15
3	11.6	6:39	6:15
4	11.6	6:40	6:16
5	11.6	6:40	6:16
6	11.6	6:40	6:17
7	11.6	6:41	6:17
8	11.6	6:41	6:18
9	11.6	6:41	6:18
10	11.6	6:42	6:19
11	11.6	6:42	6:19
12	11.6	6:42	6:20
13	11.6	6:43	6:20
14	11.6	6:43	6:21
15	11.6	6:43	6:21
16	11.6	6:44	6:22
17	11.6	6:44	6:22
18	11.6	6:44	6:22
19	11.6	6:44	6:23
20	11.6	6:44	6:23
21	11.7	6:45	6:24
22	11.7	6:45	6:24
23	11.7	6:45	6:25
24	11.7	6:45	6:25
25	11.7	6:45	6:25
26	11.7	6:45	6:26
27	11.7	6:45	6:26
28	11.7	6:46	6:26
29	11.7	6:46	6:27
30	11.7	6:46	6:27
31	11.7	6:46	6:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dodola

In seasonPeak

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

Dodola's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dodola?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Dodola for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Dodola in January

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

In January, Dodola sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Dodola in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodola peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (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)	15	16	17	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	15	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Dodola 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 Dodola is worst in December — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	36	36	33	30	33	30	27	33	37	41	42
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	33	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Dodola?

Dodola sits at 7.0°N, 39.2°E, 2,464 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsasa, 13 km away.

Topography around Dodola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dodola has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 2,460 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,097 m.

The land around Dodola is covered by cropland (75%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), trees (32%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

262 m

cropland 75%

16 km

1,299 m

cropland 70%

80 km

3,097 m

cropland 37%

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

January weather nearby: Āsasa 13 km · Kofelē 45 km · Bek’ojī 62 km · Kuyera 69 km · Shashamane 69 km · Arsi Negele 70 km · Awasa 79 km · Gobēsa 79 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 Dodola (6.9833°, 39.1833°, elevation 2,464 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	21	7
2	21	7
3	21	7
4	21	7
5	21	8
6	21	8
7	21	8
8	21	8
9	21	8
10	21	8
11	21	8
12	21	8
13	21	8
14	21	8
15	21	8
16	21	8
17	21	8
18	21	8
19	21	8
20	21	8
21	21	8
22	21	8
23	21	8
24	21	8
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	21	8
28	21	8
29	21	8
30	21	8
31	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	49	51
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	53	47
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	57	43
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	56	44
31	57	43

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100