Sīrē weather in January

In January, Sīrē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Sīrē's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīrē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:44 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Sīrē 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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sīrē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°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)
1229
2229
3239
4239
5239
6239
7239
8239
9239
10239
11239
12239
132310
142310
152310
162310
172310
182310
192310
202310
212310
222310
232310
242310
252310
262310
272410
282410
292410
302410
312410

Sīrē weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°173.411.68.2
Feb24° / 11°253.911.78.1
Mar25° / 12°879.811.97.1
Apr24° / 13°14517.712.25.7
May24° / 13°13218.312.45.8
Jun24° / 13°601312.56.5
Jul22° / 13°1822812.44.1
Aug22° / 13°32730.112.33.7
Sep22° / 12°30326.9124.1
Oct22° / 12°11715.411.86.0
Nov22° / 10°355.811.67.6
Dec22° / 15311.58.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167327
177426
187426
197426
207525
217525
227525
237525
247624
257624
267624
277624
287624
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sīrē gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1411
1511
1611
1711
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12973
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:406:11
211.56:406:11
311.56:406:12
411.56:416:12
511.56:416:13
611.56:416:13
711.56:426:14
811.56:426:14
911.56:426:15
1011.56:436:15
1111.56:436:16
1211.66:436:16
1311.66:446:17
1411.66:446:17
1511.66:446:18
1611.66:446:18
1711.66:456:19
1811.66:456:19
1911.66:456:20
2011.66:456:20
2111.66:456:21
2211.66:466:21
2311.66:466:21
2411.66:466:22
2511.66:466:22
2611.66:466:23
2711.66:466:23
2811.66:466:23
2911.66:466:24
3011.66:466:24
3111.66:466:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sīrē

In seasonPeak

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

Sīrē's monsoon runs July–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 Sīrē?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sīrē in January

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

In January, Sīrē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sīrē 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 Sīrē peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sīrē 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 Sīrē is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1934 µg/m³Jan 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīrē?

Sīrē sits at 8.3°N, 39.5°E, 1,755 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 24 km away.

Topography around Sīrē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīrē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,232 m.

The land around Sīrē is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
393 m
16 km
1,291 m
80 km
3,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Huruta 24 km · Wenjī 27 km · Wonji 33 km · Īteya 34 km · Adama 35 km · Welench’ītī 39 km · Mojo 50 km · Āsela 56 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 Sīrē (8.3167°, 39.4833°, elevation 1,755 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).