Mertule Maryam weather in January

In January, Mertule Maryam sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mertule Maryam's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mertule Maryam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:53 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

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 Mertule Maryam 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 22°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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Mertule Maryam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°274.211.48.2
Feb26° / 13°304.911.67.7
Mar27° / 14°67911.97.0
Apr27° / 15°47712.27.1
May27° / 15°365.312.57.4
Jun25° / 15°519.112.67.0
Jul22° / 14°23224.812.64.4
Aug21° / 13°23925.112.44.3
Sep22° / 13°6310.612.16.6
Oct24° / 14°142.411.88.6
Nov24° / 13°122.211.58.9
Dec24° / 12°132.211.48.9

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 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47723
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97327
107228
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mertule Maryam gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2015
2114
2214
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2612
2712
2811
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3011
3111

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:11
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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 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mertule Maryam

In seasonPeak

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

Mertule Maryam's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mertule Maryam sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Mertule Maryam?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mertule Maryam in January

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

In January, Mertule Maryam sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mertule Maryam in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mertule Maryam peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mertule Maryam 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 Mertule Maryam is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1345 µg/m³Aug 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mertule Maryam?

Mertule Maryam sits at 10.8°N, 38.3°E, 2,133 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bichena, 43 km away.

ĀdētNefas Mewch’a

Topography around Mertule Maryam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mertule Maryam has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m around an average of 2,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,045 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,038 m.

The land around Mertule Maryam is covered by cropland (55%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
876 m
16 km
2,045 m
80 km
3,038 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Bichena 43 km · Wegeda 44 km · Mot’a 52 km · Lumamē 74 km · Debre Mark’os 79 km · Dembech’a 91 km · Ādēt 98 km · Nefas Mewch’a 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 Mertule Maryam (10.8333°, 38.2667°, elevation 2,133 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).