Tulu Bolo weather in January

In January, Tulu Bolo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Tulu Bolo's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulu Bolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:50 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Tulu Bolo is 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tulu Bolo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
1249
2249
3249
4249
5249
6249
7249
8249
9249
10249
11249
122410
132410
142410
152410
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282510
292510
302510
312510

Tulu Bolo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°72.111.68.6
Feb26° / 11°112.511.78.2
Mar26° / 12°346.511.97.4
Apr26° / 13°5910.212.26.6
May25° / 13°8411.912.46.5
Jun23° / 12°10621.912.54.9
Jul21° / 12°15929.112.53.6
Aug20° / 12°17429.712.33.5
Sep21° / 11°16023.812.14.6
Oct23° / 11°325.311.87.9
Nov24° / 10°71.511.68.9
Dec24° / 20.711.59.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67426
77426
87327
97228
107228
117228
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187129
197228
207327
217327
227426
237426
247624
257723
267723
277723
287822
297822
307822
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tulu Bolo gets around 7 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 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
45
55
65
75
86
96
106
117
127
137
147
157
168
178
188
198
208
218
228
238
248
258
268
279
289
299
309
319

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
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201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
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271000
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301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:456:15
211.56:466:16
311.56:466:16
411.56:466:17
511.56:476:17
611.56:476:18
711.56:476:18
811.56:486:19
911.56:486:19
1011.56:486:20
1111.56:496:20
1211.56:496:21
1311.56:496:21
1411.56:506:22
1511.56:506:22
1611.56:506:23
1711.56:506:23
1811.66:506:24
1911.66:516:24
2011.66:516:25
2111.66:516:25
2211.66:516:25
2311.66:516:26
2411.66:516:26
2511.66:526:27
2611.66:526:27
2711.66:526:28
2811.66:526:28
2911.66:526:28
3011.66:526:29
3111.66:526:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.82 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
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tulu Bolo

In seasonPeak

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

Tulu Bolo's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Tulu Bolo?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tulu Bolo in January

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

In January, Tulu Bolo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tulu Bolo 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 Tulu Bolo peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tulu Bolo 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 Tulu Bolo is worst in October — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorOct 1746 µg/m³Aug 931 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tulu Bolo?

Tulu Bolo sits at 8.7°N, 38.2°E, 2,172 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Waliso, 31 km away.

Topography around Tulu Bolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulu Bolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 2,173 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,518 m.

The land around Tulu Bolo is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
773 m
80 km
2,518 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Waliso 31 km · Gīnch’ī 41 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 45 km · Sebeta 52 km · Hāgere Hiywet 54 km · Genet 54 km · Guder 60 km · Butajīra 63 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 Tulu Bolo (8.6667°, 38.2167°, elevation 2,172 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).