Kele weather in January

In January, Kele sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.3 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 29°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kele's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kele's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:47 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kele reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Kele 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	29° / 16°	20	3.3	11.7	6.3
Feb	31° / 17°	19	3.4	11.8	5.5
Mar	30° / 18°	78	10.9	12	4.7
Apr	28° / 18°	190	21.4	12.1	4.3
May	26° / 17°	191	25	12.3	4.4
Jun	25° / 17°	47	11.2	12.3	6.4
Jul	24° / 17°	38	9.1	12.3	6.8
Aug	25° / 17°	36	9.7	12.2	6.6
Sep	26° / 17°	74	14.1	12	5.9
Oct	26° / 17°	191	24.2	11.9	4.5
Nov	27° / 16°	107	12.6	11.7	6.1
Dec	28° / 15°	27	4.2	11.7	7.0

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 32%.

	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 (%)	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	70
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kele gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

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 79% 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 (%)	77	77	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77
Comfortable (%)	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Humid (%)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	16	7
2	77	16	7
3	79	15	6
4	79	15	6
5	79	15	6
6	80	14	6
7	80	14	6
8	80	14	6
9	80	14	6
10	80	14	6
11	81	13	6
12	81	13	6
13	81	13	6
14	81	13	6
15	82	13	5
16	81	14	5
17	81	14	5
18	80	15	5
19	80	15	5
20	80	15	5
21	79	16	5
22	79	16	5
23	78	16	6
24	78	16	6
25	78	16	6
26	78	16	6
27	78	16	6
28	78	16	6
29	78	16	6
30	77	16	7
31	77	16	7

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 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:33 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:41	6:21
2	11.7	6:42	6:21
3	11.7	6:42	6:22
4	11.7	6:43	6:22
5	11.7	6:43	6:23
6	11.7	6:43	6:23
7	11.7	6:44	6:24
8	11.7	6:44	6:24
9	11.7	6:45	6:24
10	11.7	6:45	6:25
11	11.7	6:45	6:25
12	11.7	6:46	6:26
13	11.7	6:46	6:26
14	11.7	6:46	6:27
15	11.7	6:46	6:27
16	11.7	6:47	6:28
17	11.7	6:47	6:28
18	11.7	6:47	6:28
19	11.7	6:47	6:29
20	11.7	6:48	6:29
21	11.7	6:48	6:30
22	11.7	6:48	6:30
23	11.7	6:48	6:30
24	11.7	6:48	6:31
25	11.7	6:49	6:31
26	11.7	6:49	6:32
27	11.7	6:49	6:32
28	11.7	6:49	6:32
29	11.7	6:49	6:33
30	11.7	6:49	6:33
31	11.7	6:49	6:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Bright
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kele?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kele in January

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

In January, Kele sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Kele 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 Kele peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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	15	15	14	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	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	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 Kele 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 Kele is worst in December — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	33	32	27	25	23	28	27	22	24	27	33	36
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kele?

Kele sits at 6.1°N, 38.0°E, 1,533 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Yirga Ch’efē, 21 km away.

Topography around Kele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 1,438 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,123 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,644 m.

The land around Kele is covered by shrubs (49%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

319 m

shrubs 49%

16 km

1,123 m

shrubs 41%

80 km

2,644 m

trees 33%

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

January weather nearby: Yirga Ch’efē 21 km · Wenago 37 km · Dīla 49 km · Kercha 54 km · Arba Minch 54 km · Hagere Maryam 55 km · Ch’ench’a 55 km · Ch’iko 65 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 Kele (6.0833°, 38.0333°, elevation 1,533 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	29	15
2	29	15
3	29	15
4	29	15
5	29	15
6	29	15
7	29	15
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	29	16
19	29	16
20	30	16
21	30	16
22	30	16
23	30	16
24	30	16
25	30	16
26	30	16
27	30	16
28	30	16
29	30	16
30	30	16
31	30	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	16	7
2	77	16	7
3	79	15	6
4	79	15	6
5	79	15	6
6	80	14	6
7	80	14	6
8	80	14	6
9	80	14	6
10	80	14	6
11	81	13	6
12	81	13	6
13	81	13	6
14	81	13	6
15	82	13	5
16	81	14	5
17	81	14	5
18	80	15	5
19	80	15	5
20	80	15	5
21	79	16	5
22	79	16	5
23	78	16	6
24	78	16	6
25	78	16	6
26	78	16	6
27	78	16	6
28	78	16	6
29	78	16	6
30	77	16	7
31	77	16	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	16	7
2	77	16	7
3	79	15	6
4	79	15	6
5	79	15	6
6	80	14	6
7	80	14	6
8	80	14	6
9	80	14	6
10	80	14	6
11	81	13	6
12	81	13	6
13	81	13	6
14	81	13	6
15	82	13	5
16	81	14	5
17	81	14	5
18	80	15	5
19	80	15	5
20	80	15	5
21	79	16	5
22	79	16	5
23	78	16	6
24	78	16	6
25	78	16	6
26	78	16	6
27	78	16	6
28	78	16	6
29	78	16	6
30	77	16	7
31	77	16	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	68	32
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	70	30

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	77	16	7
2	77	16	7
3	79	15	6
4	79	15	6
5	79	15	6
6	80	14	6
7	80	14	6
8	80	14	6
9	80	14	6
10	80	14	6
11	81	13	6
12	81	13	6
13	81	13	6
14	81	13	6
15	82	13	5
16	81	14	5
17	81	14	5
18	80	15	5
19	80	15	5
20	80	15	5
21	79	16	5
22	79	16	5
23	78	16	6
24	78	16	6
25	78	16	6
26	78	16	6
27	78	16	6
28	78	16	6
29	78	16	6
30	77	16	7
31	77	16	7