Tebela weather in January

In January, Tebela sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Tebela's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tebela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Tebela is City in Wolayita, Ethiopia.

Density
5,115/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tebela reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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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Tebela 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
Jan29° / 16°183.711.76.7
Feb30° / 17°214.311.85.9
Mar30° / 18°7011.6125.1
Apr28° / 18°16020.812.14.5
May26° / 17°2102512.34.3
Jun25° / 16°1982512.44.4
Jul23° / 16°2382712.44.2
Aug24° / 16°25326.412.24.3
Sep25° / 16°22724.8124.5
Oct26° / 16°12818.211.95.4
Nov27° / 16°416.111.77.2
Dec28° / 15°152.811.67.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87030
97030
106931
116931
126832
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146832
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266931
277030
287030
297030
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tebela gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1312
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1512
1612
1712
1812
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176213
276213
376213
477203
577203
677203
778193
877194
977194
1077194
1177194
1277194
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2075214
2175214
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2474224
2574224
2673225
2773225
2874215
2974215
3073216
3173216

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
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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 6:44 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:21
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311.66:446:22
411.66:456:22
511.66:456:23
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1611.66:496:28
1711.76:496:28
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1911.76:496:29
2011.76:506:29
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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 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.1 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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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tebela

In seasonPeak

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

Tebela's rainy season runs April–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 Tebela?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tebela for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tebela in January

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

In January, Tebela sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tebela 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 Tebela peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tebela 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 Tebela is worst in January — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1468 µg/m³May 938 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tebela?

Tebela sits at 6.7°N, 37.8°E, 1,704 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Wolaita Sodo, 17 km away.

Topography around Tebela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tebela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,637 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,105 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,914 m.

The land around Tebela is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,105 m
80 km
2,914 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Wolaita Sodo 17 km · Gasuba 22 km · Badessa 26 km · Gununo 28 km · Bodītī 31 km · Bale Hawassa 36 km · Shanto 37 km · Bedēsa 37 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 Tebela (6.7061°, 37.7697°, elevation 1,704 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).