Mojo weather in January

In January, Mojo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mojo's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mojo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:46 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Mojo is town in central 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 Mojo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12711
22711
32711
42712
52712
62712
72712
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Mojo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 12°4111.68.3
Feb29° / 14°51.311.77.1
Mar30° / 15°264.811.96.1
Apr30° / 16°417.612.25.6
May30° / 16°426.912.45.7
Jun28° / 16°3710.212.56.1
Jul25° / 15°8521.812.55.1
Aug25° / 15°11024.212.34.8
Sep26° / 15°8616.612.15.9
Oct27° / 14°223.611.87.7
Nov27° / 13°60.911.68.4
Dec27° / 11°20.411.58.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
108020
118020
128020
138020
148020
158020
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278119
288119
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308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mojo gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
113
123
133
143
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163
174
184
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204
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264
274
285
295
305
315

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19928
20928
21928
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27946
28946
29946
30937
31937

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:12
211.56:426:12
311.56:426:13
411.56:436:13
511.56:436:14
611.56:436:14
711.56:446:15
811.56:446:15
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1911.66:476:21
2011.66:476:21
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2311.66:486:22
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2711.66:486:24
2811.66:486:24
2911.66:486:25
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3111.66:486:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
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96.0Intense
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276.3Intense
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296.3Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mojo?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mojo in January

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

In January, Mojo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mojo 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 Mojo peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mojo 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 Mojo is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJun 1738 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mojo?

Mojo sits at 8.6°N, 39.1°E, 1,774 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adama, 17 km away.

Topography around Mojo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mojo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,781 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,189 m.

The land around Mojo is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
744 m
80 km
3,189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Adama 17 km · Wonji 18 km · Wenjī 23 km · Bishoftu 24 km · Welench’ītī 35 km · Dēra 36 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 37 km · Sīrē 50 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 Mojo (8.5868°, 39.1211°, elevation 1,774 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).