Sagurē weather in January

In January, Sagurē sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 43 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sagurē's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sagurē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Sagurē is town in south-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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sagurē reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1196
2196
3196
4196
5196
6196
7196
8196
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10196
11196
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13196
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21196
22196
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25206
26206
27206
28206
29206
30206
31206

Sagurē 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
Jan19° / 439.111.66.5
Feb20° / 628.411.76.5
Mar20° / 20816.211.95.5
Apr19° / 39222.912.24.2
May19° / 45224.512.34.0
Jun18° / 49428.412.43.3
Jul17° / 69130.912.42.7
Aug17° / 102130.912.32.7
Sep17° / 79228.8123.1
Oct18° / 24720.111.84.4
Nov18° / 488.311.66.3
Dec19° / 20511.67.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
176040
185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236139
246238
256238
266238
276337
286337
296337
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sagurē gets around 43 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
523
624
725
826
927
1028
1129
1229
1330
1431
1531
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
2532
2631
2731
2831
2930
3030
3130

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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10100
11100
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15100
16100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
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65calm
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105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:406:13
211.66:406:14
311.66:416:14
411.66:416:15
511.66:416:15
611.66:426:16
711.66:426:16
811.66:426:17
911.66:436:17
1011.66:436:18
1111.66:436:18
1211.66:446:19
1311.66:446:19
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1511.66:456:20
1611.66:456:21
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1811.66:456:21
1911.66:466:22
2011.66:466:22
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2211.66:466:23
2311.66:466:24
2411.66:466:24
2511.66:466:24
2611.66:476:25
2711.66:476:25
2811.66:476:25
2911.66:476:26
3011.76:476:26
3111.76:476:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.13 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
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sagurē

In seasonPeak

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

Sagurē'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 Sagurē?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sagurē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sagurē in January

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

In January, Sagurē sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Sagurē in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sagurē peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 17Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sagurē 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 Sagurē is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Jan 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sagurē?

Sagurē sits at 7.8°N, 39.1°E, 2,512 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Āsela, 22 km away.

Topography around Sagurē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sagurē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 2,504 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,113 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,925 m.

The land around Sagurē is covered by cropland (91%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
1,113 m
80 km
2,925 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Āsela 22 km · Bek’ojī 26 km · Gobēsa 41 km · Īteya 44 km · Huruta 50 km · Ziway 52 km · Mek’ī 58 km · ‘Alem T’ēna 65 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 Sagurē (7.75°, 39.15°, elevation 2,512 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).