Tēpī weather in January

In January, Tēpī sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 70 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tēpī's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tēpī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:59 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Tēpī is city in Ethiopia.

Density
4,869/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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tēpī reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Tēpī weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°7013.811.66.2
Feb27° / 16°7014.111.85.7
Mar27° / 16°17024.5124.3
Apr26° / 16°34828.212.23.7
May24° / 16°38130.712.33.6
Jun23° / 15°24829.312.43.7
Jul22° / 15°22929.712.43.6
Aug22° / 15°21829.312.23.7
Sep23° / 15°22328.9123.8
Oct24° / 15°29029.311.83.9
Nov24° / 14°20424.411.74.6
Dec24° / 14°1031811.65.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86238
96139
106139
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tēpī gets around 70 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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2365113
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2540528
2641518
2742517
2844497
2945497
3046487
3147476

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 6:54 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:546:29
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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 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tēpī?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tēpī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tēpī in January

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

In January, Tēpī sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tēpī in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tēpī peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tēpī 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 Tēpī is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1455 µg/m³Oct 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tēpī?

Tēpī sits at 7.2°N, 35.5°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mīzan Teferī, 27 km away.

MetuĀgaroGambēlaJimma

Topography around Tēpī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tēpī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,170 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Tēpī is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Mīzan Teferī 27 km · Komtikas 29 km · Wacha 41 km · Bonga 88 km · Metu 123 km · Āgaro 151 km · Gambēla 151 km · Jimma 161 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 Tēpī (7.2°, 35.45°, elevation 1,175 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).