Funyan Bīra weather in January

In January, Funyan Bīra sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Funyan Bīra's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Funyan Bīra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:35 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Funyan Bīra reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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Funyan Bīra weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°162.811.58.6
Feb26° / 14°193.111.78.1
Mar27° / 15°598.511.97.0
Apr26° / 16°10514.312.25.9
May26° / 16°11717.112.45.6
Jun26° / 16°4710.812.56.6
Jul25° / 15°7616.712.56.0
Aug25° / 16°9418.712.35.7
Sep25° / 16°10116.512.15.9
Oct25° / 14°819.911.87.0
Nov25° / 13°273.711.68.4
Dec24° / 12°132.111.58.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28020
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77921
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317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Funyan Bīra gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
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66
77
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108
119
129
1310
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1510
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2410
2510
2610
279
289
299
309
319

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4937
5937
6928
7928
8919
9919
109010
119010
129010
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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
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317calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:305:58
211.56:305:58
311.56:315:59
411.56:315:59
511.56:326:00
611.56:326:00
711.56:326:01
811.56:336:01
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1511.56:356:05
1611.56:356:05
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1911.56:356:07
2011.56:366:07
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Funyan Bīra

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Funyan Bīra?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Funyan Bīra in January

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

In January, Funyan Bīra sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Funyan Bīra 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 Funyan Bīra peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Funyan Bīra 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 Funyan Bīra 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 1929 µg/m³Dec 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Funyan Bīra?

Funyan Bīra sits at 9.4°N, 42.3°E, 2,076 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Felana, 16 km away.

Topography around Funyan Bīra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Funyan Bīra has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 950 m around an average of 2,011 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,683 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,635 m.

The land around Funyan Bīra is covered by shrubs (63%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
950 m
16 km
1,683 m
80 km
2,635 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Felana 16 km · Babīlē 20 km · Harar 24 km · ‘Alemaya 34 km · Chinahsen 34 km · Jijiga 53 km · Dire Dawa 54 km · Ārabī 65 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 Funyan Bīra (9.4025°, 42.3175°, elevation 2,076 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).