Shashamane weather in January

In January, Shashamane sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Shashamane's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shashamane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Shashamane is town 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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shashamane reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)
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Shashamane weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 13°92.111.68.3
Feb27° / 14°132.611.87.8
Mar28° / 15°417.2127.0
Apr27° / 16°8914.312.25.8
May25° / 16°11217.412.35.7
Jun24° / 15°4914.112.46.2
Jul22° / 15°6017.612.45.4
Aug22° / 15°7619.512.25.2
Sep23° / 15°13623.1124.9
Oct24° / 15°9612.311.86.6
Nov25° / 13°193.311.78.2
Dec25° / 12°41.311.68.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Shashamane gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186140
286140
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486140
586140
686140
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884151
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:416:16
211.66:426:17
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411.66:426:18
511.66:436:18
611.66:436:19
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1911.66:476:25
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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 6.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Shashamane

In seasonPeak

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

Shashamane's rainy season runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Shashamane?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shashamane in January

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

In January, Shashamane sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Shashamane 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 Shashamane peaks around March 16 at about 16 (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 16UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shashamane 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 Shashamane is worst in December — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1668 µg/m³Aug 1145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May50Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shashamane?

Shashamane sits at 7.2°N, 38.6°E, 1,924 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kuyera, 12 km away.

Topography around Shashamane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shashamane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,939 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,942 m.

The land around Shashamane is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
897 m
80 km
2,942 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kuyera 12 km · Arsi Negele 19 km · Awasa 21 km · Kofelē 25 km · Leku 40 km · Yirga ‘Alem 54 km · K’olīto 58 km · Dimtu 60 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 Shashamane (7.2°, 38.6°, elevation 1,924 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).