Mīzan Teferī weather in January

In January, Mīzan Teferī sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 41 mm of rain across 9.1 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mīzan Teferī's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mīzan Teferī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:58 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mīzan Teferī is place 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mīzan Teferī reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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42715
52715
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Mīzan Teferī 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°419.111.66.6
Feb29° / 16°358.511.85.7
Mar29° / 17°10419.3124.5
Apr27° / 17°24827.112.13.8
May25° / 16°30230.312.33.7
Jun24° / 16°19126.612.44.2
Jul23° / 16°17926.612.44.2
Aug24° / 16°17325.412.24.4
Sep25° / 16°20026.1124.3
Oct25° / 16°27528.211.84.0
Nov25° / 15°15122.911.74.8
Dec26° / 14°6613.811.66.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46535
56535
66436
76436
86436
96238
106238
116139
126139
136040
146040
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245842
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306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mīzan Teferī gets around 41 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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428
528
628
728
828
928
1029
1129
1230
1330
1431
1531
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2331
2431
2531
2630
2730
2829
2928
3028
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1254233
2264232
3274231
4284230
5284230
6294229
7294328
8294428
9294427
10294527
11284626
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27314722
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30344520
31354520

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
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314calm

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 6:53 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:536:29
211.66:536:29
311.66:546:30
411.66:546:30
511.66:546:31
611.66:556:31
711.66:556:32
811.66:556:32
911.66:566:33
1011.66:566:33
1111.66:566:34
1211.66:576:34
1311.66:576:35
1411.66:576:35
1511.66:586:36
1611.66:586:36
1711.66:586:36
1811.66:586:37
1911.66:596:37
2011.66:596:38
2111.76:596:38
2211.76:596:39
2311.76:596:39
2411.77:006:39
2511.77:006:40
2611.77:006:40
2711.77:006:40
2811.77:006:41
2911.77:006:41
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3111.77:006:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
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135.4Bright
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225.4Bright
235.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mīzan Teferī?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mīzan Teferī in January

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

In January, Mīzan Teferī sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mīzan Teferī 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 Mīzan Teferī peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 14UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mīzan Teferī 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 Mīzan Teferī is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (May, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorFeb 1077 µg/m³May 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr17Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mīzan Teferī?

Mīzan Teferī sits at 7.0°N, 35.6°E, 1,419 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Komtikas, 6.0 km away.

MetuĀgaroJimmaFelege Neway

Topography around Mīzan Teferī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīzan Teferī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m around an average of 1,421 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,682 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,310 m.

The land around Mīzan Teferī is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
469 m
16 km
1,682 m
80 km
2,310 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Komtikas 6.0 km · Tēpī 27 km · Wacha 30 km · Bonga 79 km · Metu 145 km · Āgaro 151 km · Jimma 157 km · Felege Neway 163 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 Mīzan Teferī (6.9986°, 35.5888°, elevation 1,419 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).