Gīdolē weather in January

In January, Gīdolē sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gīdolē's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gīdolē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Gīdolē is town in 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gīdolē reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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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How January really feels in Gīdolē

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gīdolē 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
Jan31° / 19°152.811.75.5
Feb32° / 20°132.911.84.7
Mar31° / 21°499124.4
Apr29° / 20°15420.412.14.2
May27° / 19°15122.212.34.7
Jun26° / 19°5011.712.36.2
Jul25° / 19°378.512.36.7
Aug26° / 19°388.612.26.5
Sep28° / 19°6612.4126.0
Oct27° / 19°14021.311.94.8
Nov28° / 18°6410.611.75.9
Dec30° / 19°204.111.76.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57129
67129
77129
86931
96931
106931
116733
126733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gīdolē gets around 15 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
57
67
77
87
97
107
118
128
138
148
159
169
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2311
2411
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2611
2711
2811
2911
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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16423130
26523120
36523120
46523120
56623110
66623110
76623110
86623110
96723100
106624100
116624100
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156525100
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20652681
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25652591
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27662491
28662491
296723100
306822100
316822100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:436:24
211.76:446:25
311.76:446:25
411.76:456:25
511.76:456:26
611.76:456:26
711.76:466:27
811.76:466:27
911.76:466:28
1011.76:476:28
1111.76:476:29
1211.76:476:29
1311.76:486:30
1411.76:486:30
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1611.76:496:31
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1811.76:496:32
1911.76:496:32
2011.76:506:33
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3111.86:516:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gīdolē

In seasonPeak

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

Gīdolē's rainy season runs April–May, 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 Gīdolē?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gīdolē in January

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

In January, Gīdolē sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gīdolē 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 Gīdolē peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15UV 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gīdolē 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 Gīdolē is worst in December — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2237 µg/m³Apr 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gīdolē?

Gīdolē sits at 5.7°N, 37.4°E, 2,102 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Konso, 46 km away.

Hagere Maryam

Topography around Gīdolē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gīdolē has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m around an average of 1,999 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,717 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Gīdolē is covered by trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (25%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,042 m
16 km
1,717 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Konso 46 km · Arba Minch 47 km · Ch’ench’a 70 km · Jinka 79 km · Kele 88 km · Bako 90 km · Felege Neway 90 km · Hagere Maryam 96 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 Gīdolē (5.65°, 37.3667°, elevation 2,102 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).