Ghinnir weather in January

In January, Ghinnir sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Ghinnir's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghinnir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:38 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Ghinnir is place in Oromia, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ghinnir reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ghinnir weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°71.611.68.2
Feb28° / 15°71.111.87.6
Mar28° / 15°346.8126.9
Apr26° / 16°9618.712.25.3
May26° / 16°7417.912.35.6
Jun26° / 16°225.712.47.4
Jul25° / 15°32912.47.2
Aug25° / 16°287.212.27.3
Sep26° / 16°317.6127.2
Oct25° / 15°11020.111.85.5
Nov24° / 13°5110.911.76.9
Dec26° / 13°143.211.68.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ghinnir gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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34
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
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28946
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30946
31946

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 8 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
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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 6:33 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:336:08
211.66:336:09
311.66:336:09
411.66:346:10
511.66:346:10
611.66:356:11
711.66:356:11
811.66:356:12
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1611.66:386:15
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1811.66:386:16
1911.66:386:17
2011.66:396:17
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2211.66:396:18
2311.76:396:18
2411.76:396:19
2511.76:396:19
2611.76:396:19
2711.76:406:20
2811.76:406:20
2911.76:406:20
3011.76:406:21
3111.76:406:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ghinnir?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ghinnir in January

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

In January, Ghinnir sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ghinnir in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghinnir peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 16Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ghinnir 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 Ghinnir is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2120 µg/m³Jan 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ghinnir?

Ghinnir sits at 7.1°N, 40.7°E, 1,945 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bale Robe, 78 km away.

MenaAra AliGobēsaĀsasaBek’ojīDodola

Topography around Ghinnir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghinnir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 1,909 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,511 m.

The land around Ghinnir is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
2,511 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bale Robe 78 km · Goba 81 km · Mena 124 km · Ara Ali 135 km · Gobēsa 144 km · Āsasa 167 km · Bek’ojī 167 km · Dodola 169 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 Ghinnir (7.1395°, 40.7108°, elevation 1,945 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).