Leku weather in January

In January, Leku sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Leku's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leku's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Leku is human settlement 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Leku reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°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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Leku weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°264.511.67.9
Feb26° / 11°344.811.87.4
Mar25° / 12°9811.9126.5
Apr23° / 12°21120.612.15.0
May22° / 12°23325.512.34.2
Jun20° / 12°13125.712.43.9
Jul19° / 12°12425.512.43.8
Aug19° / 12°15026.312.23.8
Sep21° / 11°22526124.0
Oct21° / 11°20121.611.84.7
Nov22° / 10°749.511.76.8
Dec23° / 10°26411.68.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
56040
65941
75941
85842
95842
105743
115743
125743
135644
145644
155545
165545
175644
185644
195644
205644
215743
225743
235842
245842
255941
265941
276040
286040
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Leku gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
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2416
2516
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
3115

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
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25982
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27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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55calm
65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:416:18
211.66:426:18
311.66:426:19
411.66:426:19
511.66:436:20
611.66:436:20
711.66:436:21
811.66:446:21
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1411.66:466:24
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1711.66:476:25
1811.66:476:26
1911.76:476:26
2011.76:476:26
2111.76:476:27
2211.76:486:27
2311.76:486:28
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2511.76:486:28
2611.76:486:29
2711.76:486:29
2811.76:486:30
2911.76:486:30
3011.76:496:30
3111.76:496:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Leku?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Leku in January

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

In January, Leku sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Leku 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 Leku peaks around March 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Leku 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 Leku is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Leku?

Leku sits at 6.9°N, 38.4°E, 1,873 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Yirga ‘Alem, 14 km away.

Topography around Leku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,082 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Leku is covered by shrubs (47%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
1,082 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Yirga ‘Alem 14 km · Awasa 21 km · Wendo 31 km · Ch’iko 34 km · Dimtu 36 km · Bedēsa 40 km · Shashamane 40 km · Kofelē 43 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 Leku (6.8731°, 38.4442°, elevation 1,873 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).