Nek’emtē weather in January

In January, Nek’emtē sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 33% 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 Nek’emtē's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nek’emtē's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:57 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Nek’emtē is market town in western Ethiopia.

Density: 5,288/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← December Nek’emtē year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 Nek’emtē 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	28	15
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

Nek’emtē 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 15°	42	6.3	11.5	7.2
Feb	28° / 16°	51	6.8	11.7	6.2
Mar	28° / 17°	120	14.7	11.9	5.1
Apr	27° / 17°	223	19.5	12.2	4.9
May	25° / 16°	507	27.5	12.4	4.0
Jun	23° / 15°	608	30	12.5	3.6
Jul	22° / 14°	585	31	12.5	3.4
Aug	22° / 15°	684	31	12.3	3.4
Sep	23° / 14°	1074	29.7	12.1	3.6
Oct	24° / 14°	560	22.4	11.8	5.0
Nov	25° / 14°	137	12	11.6	6.6
Dec	26° / 14°	49	7.2	11.5	7.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	70	69	69	67	67	66	65	63	63	62	61	61	62	61	61	62	62	64	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	31	31	33	33	34	35	37	37	38	39	39	38	39	39	38	38	36	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nek’emtē gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	18
30	18
31	18

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	90	91	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:53 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:53	6:21
2	11.5	6:53	6:22
3	11.5	6:53	6:22
4	11.5	6:54	6:23
5	11.5	6:54	6:23
6	11.5	6:54	6:24
7	11.5	6:55	6:24
8	11.5	6:55	6:25
9	11.5	6:55	6:25
10	11.5	6:56	6:26
11	11.5	6:56	6:26
12	11.5	6:56	6:27
13	11.5	6:57	6:27
14	11.5	6:57	6:28
15	11.5	6:57	6:28
16	11.5	6:57	6:29
17	11.5	6:58	6:29
18	11.5	6:58	6:30
19	11.5	6:58	6:30
20	11.5	6:58	6:31
21	11.5	6:58	6:31
22	11.6	6:58	6:32
23	11.6	6:59	6:32
24	11.6	6:59	6:32
25	11.6	6:59	6:33
26	11.6	6:59	6:33
27	11.6	6:59	6:34
28	11.6	6:59	6:34
29	11.6	6:59	6:34
30	11.6	6:59	6:35
31	11.6	6:59	6:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nek’emtē

In seasonPeak

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

Nek’emtē's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Nek’emtē?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nek’emtē in January

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

In January, Nek’emtē sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	15	14	12	11	12	14	12	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	44	31	23	18	23	23	20	20	25	29	30
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē sits at 9.1°N, 36.5°E, 2,107 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 54 km away.

Topography around Nek’emtē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nek’emtē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 2,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,344 m.

The land around Nek’emtē is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

208 m

trees 43%

16 km

1,277 m

trees 38%

80 km

2,344 m

cropland 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

← December Nek’emtē year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Gutin 54 km · Bedelē 73 km · Gimbi 79 km · Shambu 81 km · Āyana 89 km · Gēdo 99 km · Suntu 118 km · Nejo 124 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

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 Nek’emtē (9.0833°, 36.55°, elevation 2,107 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	28	15
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	28	15
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	15
2	26	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	15
6	27	15
7	27	15
8	27	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	15
14	27	15
15	27	15
16	27	15
17	27	15
18	27	15
19	27	15
20	27	15
21	27	15
22	27	15
23	27	15
24	27	15
25	27	15
26	28	15
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	63	37
11	63	37
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	66	34
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	68	32
30	68	32
31	68	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	19
3	19
4	19
5	19
6	19
7	19
8	20
9	20
10	20
11	21
12	21
13	21
14	22
15	22
16	22
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	20
26	20
27	19
28	19
29	18
30	18
31	18

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	90	10
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	94	6
15	94	6
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5