Waliso weather in January

In January, Waliso sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Waliso's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waliso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:51 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Waliso is town in Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
6,079/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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Waliso reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Waliso 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
Jan25° / 11°112.711.68.3
Feb26° / 12°153.411.77.9
Mar26° / 13°568.611.96.9
Apr26° / 14°9713.612.26.1
May24° / 13°17619.912.45.3
Jun21° / 13°18628.212.53.8
Jul19° / 12°23530.312.43.3
Aug19° / 12°24330.412.33.3
Sep21° / 11°2862812.13.8
Oct23° / 11°738.811.87.3
Nov24° / 11°162.811.68.6
Dec24° / 11°51.111.58.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57327
67228
77228
87228
97129
107030
117030
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317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Waliso gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
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47
57
67
78
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98
108
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2710
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3010
3111

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
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71000
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91000
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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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:466:17
211.56:466:17
311.56:476:18
411.56:476:18
511.56:486:19
611.56:486:19
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1911.66:516:25
2011.66:526:26
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2711.66:536:29
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2911.66:536:30
3011.66:536:30
3111.66:536:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Waliso

In seasonPeak

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

Waliso's monsoon runs May–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 Waliso?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Waliso in January

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

In January, Waliso sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Waliso 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 Waliso peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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 18UV 16Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Waliso 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 Waliso 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 1545 µg/m³Aug 1133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Waliso?

Waliso sits at 8.5°N, 38.0°E, 2,026 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Tulu Bolo, 31 km away.

Topography around Waliso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waliso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 2,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,083 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,623 m.

The land around Waliso is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
1,083 m
80 km
2,623 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Tulu Bolo 31 km · Welk’īt’ē 34 km · Hāgere Hiywet 52 km · Guder 53 km · Gīnch’ī 59 km · Butajīra 64 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 73 km · Insēno 76 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 Waliso (8.5342°, 37.9652°, elevation 2,026 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).