Hīrna weather in January

In January, Hīrna sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 51% 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 Hīrna's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hīrna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:39 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Hīrna is town in Northeastern 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hīrna reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°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 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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Hīrna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°163.811.58.2
Feb27° / 15°223.511.77.7
Mar28° / 17°7910.111.96.6
Apr27° / 17°13115.812.25.6
May27° / 17°13919.712.45.1
Jun27° / 17°7015.312.55.8
Jul26° / 17°11820.712.55.3
Aug26° / 17°11819.412.35.6
Sep26° / 17°6613.412.16.3
Oct26° / 16°8511.111.86.7
Nov25° / 14°385.311.67.9
Dec25° / 13°173.111.58.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67327
77228
87228
97129
107030
117030
127030
137030
146931
156931
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197030
207030
217129
227228
237228
247327
257327
267426
277426
287525
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hīrna gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
59
610
710
811
911
1012
1112
1213
1313
1413
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2313
2413
2513
2612
2712
2812
2912
3011
3112

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
389101
489101
588111
688111
787121
887121
986131
1085141
1185141
1284151
1384151
1484151
1583161
1682171
1782171
1881181
1981181
2081190
2181190
2281190
2380200
2481190
2581190
2681190
2781190
2882180
2982180
3082180
3183170

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
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316calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:356:03
211.56:356:03
311.56:356:04
411.56:366:04
511.56:366:05
611.56:376:05
711.56:376:06
811.56:376:06
911.56:386:07
1011.56:386:07
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1211.56:386:08
1311.56:396:09
1411.56:396:09
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1611.56:396:10
1711.56:406:11
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1911.56:406:12
2011.56:406:12
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2211.56:406:13
2311.56:416:14
2411.66:416:14
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2611.66:416:15
2711.66:416:15
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hīrna

In seasonPeak

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

Hīrna's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Hīrna?

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

8.2
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 Hīrna for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hīrna in January

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

In January, Hīrna sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hīrna 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 Hīrna peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Hīrna 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 Hīrna is worst in November — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateNov 2128 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hīrna?

Hīrna sits at 9.2°N, 41.1°E, 1,789 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsbe Teferī, 29 km away.

Dire Dawa‘Alemaya

Topography around Hīrna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hīrna has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 1,925 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,667 m.

The land around Hīrna is covered by cropland (57%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and cropland (46%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
601 m
16 km
1,423 m
80 km
2,667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Āsbe Teferī 29 km · Mī’ēso 38 km · Deder 39 km · Bedēsa 49 km · Chelenko 54 km · Gelemso 78 km · Dire Dawa 94 km · ‘Alemaya 102 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 Hīrna (9.2167°, 41.1°, elevation 1,789 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).