Gurbetē weather in January

In January, Gurbetē sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gurbetē's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gurbetē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:59 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gurbetē reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52511
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Gurbetē weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°91.911.48.3
Feb27° / 13°81.911.67.9
Mar28° / 15°295.311.97.2
Apr28° / 15°527.612.26.8
May25° / 15°1871912.55.4
Jun23° / 14°29328.812.73.8
Jul20° / 13°37430.912.63.3
Aug20° / 13°3923112.43.3
Sep22° / 13°37727.612.13.9
Oct23° / 12°20216.911.75.8
Nov24° / 12°396.811.57.7
Dec24° / 11°132.811.38.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27822
37822
47822
57723
67624
77624
87525
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317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gurbetē gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
27
37
47
57
68
78
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98
108
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188
197
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273
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293
303
312

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:556:16
211.36:556:16
311.36:566:17
411.46:566:17
511.46:566:18
611.46:576:18
711.46:576:19
811.46:576:19
911.46:586:20
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1911.47:006:25
2011.47:006:25
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2211.47:006:26
2311.47:006:27
2411.47:006:27
2511.57:016:28
2611.57:016:28
2711.57:016:29
2811.57:016:29
2911.57:016:30
3011.57:016:30
3111.57:016:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.8Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gurbetē

In seasonPeak

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

Gurbetē's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Gurbetē?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gurbetē in January

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

In January, Gurbetē sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gurbetē in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gurbetē peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Gurbetē 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 Gurbetē is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1443 µg/m³May 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr32Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gurbetē?

Gurbetē sits at 11.4°N, 37.0°E, 2,002 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dangila, 17 km away.

Topography around Gurbetē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gurbetē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 1,978 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,710 m.

The land around Gurbetē is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
2,710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Dangila 17 km · Mer’āwī 24 km · Ādīs K’idamē 31 km · Injibara 40 km · Bahir Dar 54 km · Ginja Bet 57 km · Tīlīlī 57 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 57 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 Gurbetē (11.356°, 36.9545°, elevation 2,002 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).