Jimma weather in January

In January, Jimma sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 32% 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 Jimma's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jimma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:54 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Jimma is city in southwestern Ethiopia.

Density: 4,966/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Jimma reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

Jimma 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 12°	24	4.9	11.6	7.7
Feb	27° / 13°	29	4.9	11.7	7.3
Mar	27° / 14°	75	11.9	11.9	6.3
Apr	25° / 14°	142	19.2	12.2	5.2
May	24° / 14°	225	25.8	12.3	4.4
Jun	23° / 13°	179	28.3	12.4	3.8
Jul	22° / 13°	191	29.4	12.4	3.6
Aug	22° / 13°	205	29.6	12.3	3.6
Sep	23° / 13°	248	29.3	12	3.7
Oct	24° / 12°	148	17.9	11.8	5.7
Nov	24° / 12°	50	7.4	11.6	7.5
Dec	25° / 12°	19	3.8	11.6	8.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	66	66
Cloudier (%)	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	34	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jimma gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82
Comfortable (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:49	6:23
2	11.6	6:49	6:23
3	11.6	6:50	6:24
4	11.6	6:50	6:24
5	11.6	6:51	6:25
6	11.6	6:51	6:25
7	11.6	6:51	6:26
8	11.6	6:52	6:26
9	11.6	6:52	6:27
10	11.6	6:52	6:27
11	11.6	6:53	6:28
12	11.6	6:53	6:28
13	11.6	6:53	6:29
14	11.6	6:53	6:29
15	11.6	6:54	6:29
16	11.6	6:54	6:30
17	11.6	6:54	6:30
18	11.6	6:54	6:31
19	11.6	6:55	6:31
20	11.6	6:55	6:32
21	11.6	6:55	6:32
22	11.6	6:55	6:33
23	11.6	6:55	6:33
24	11.6	6:56	6:33
25	11.6	6:56	6:34
26	11.6	6:56	6:34
27	11.6	6:56	6:34
28	11.6	6:56	6:35
29	11.7	6:56	6:35
30	11.7	6:56	6:36
31	11.7	6:56	6:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jimma

In seasonPeak

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

Jimma's rainy season runs April–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 Jimma?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jimma in January

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

In January, Jimma sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jimma 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 Jimma peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	16	13	13	11	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Jimma 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 Jimma is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 32 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	53	53	42	37	33	37	35	32	33	39	44	48
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	53	Poor
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	48	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Jimma?

Jimma sits at 7.7°N, 36.8°E, 1,719 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āgaro, 28 km away.

Topography around Jimma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jimma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,729 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,535 m.

The land around Jimma is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

144 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

890 m

trees 41%

80 km

2,535 m

trees 44%

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← December Jimma year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Āgaro 28 km · Suntu 49 km · Tarch’a Sodo 69 km · Waka 77 km · Bonga 78 km · Gīmbīcho 91 km · Bedelē 102 km · Hadero 106 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

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 Jimma (7.6734°, 36.8344°, elevation 1,719 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	25	12
14	25	12
15	25	12
16	25	12
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	26	12
22	26	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	13
31	26	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	64	36
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	66	34
28	66	34
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	17
15	17
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	18
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	17
24	17
25	17
26	17
27	16
28	16
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18