Mambuk weather in January

In January, Mambuk sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Mambuk's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mambuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:02 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mambuk is human settlement.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mambuk reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13117
23117
33117
43117
53117
63117
73117
83117
93117
103117
113117
123117
133117
143117
153117
163117
173117
183117
193117
203117
213217
223217
233217
243218
253218
263218
273218
283218
293218
303218
313218

How January really feels in Mambuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mambuk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°10.211.45.7
Feb33° / 19°10.411.64.4
Mar35° / 20°91.911.93.4
Apr34° / 21°397.112.23.1
May31° / 20°15619.312.53.4
Jun28° / 18°29928.612.63.5
Jul25° / 18°35230.412.63.6
Aug25° / 17°36830.712.43.6
Sep26° / 17°2482912.13.7
Oct28° / 18°11421.911.74.7
Nov29° / 17°18411.56.4
Dec30° / 17°10.211.46.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48713
58614
68515
78515
88416
98416
108416
118515
128416
138416
148416
158416
168416
178515
188515
198515
208515
218614
228614
238614
248713
258713
268614
278614
288614
298614
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mambuk gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
231
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:58 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:586:19
211.46:586:19
311.46:596:20
411.46:596:20
511.46:596:21
611.47:006:21
711.47:006:22
811.47:006:22
911.47:016:23
1011.47:016:23
1111.47:016:24
1211.47:016:25
1311.47:026:25
1411.47:026:26
1511.47:026:26
1611.47:026:27
1711.47:026:27
1811.47:036:28
1911.47:036:28
2011.47:036:29
2111.47:036:29
2211.47:036:30
2311.47:036:30
2411.57:036:30
2511.57:036:31
2611.57:036:31
2711.57:036:32
2811.57:036:32
2911.57:036:33
3011.57:036:33
3111.57:036:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mambuk

In seasonPeak

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

Mambuk's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Mambuk?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mambuk in January

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

In January, Mambuk sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mambuk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mambuk peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mambuk 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 Mambuk is worst in March — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1367 µg/m³May 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mambuk?

Mambuk sits at 11.3°N, 36.2°E, 1,209 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chagni, 48 km away.

Topography around Mambuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mambuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,311 m.

The land around Mambuk is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (27%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
1,688 m
80 km
2,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Chagni 48 km · Dangila 67 km · Dibate 70 km · Ādīs K’idamē 76 km · Gurbetē 81 km · Injibara 83 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 87 km · Ginja Bet 88 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 Mambuk (11.2833°, 36.2167°, elevation 1,209 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).