El Wak weather in January

In January, El Wak sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Wak's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Wak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:30 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

El Wak is place in Kenya.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Wak reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in El Wak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

El Wak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°50.911.93.5
Feb36° / 24°30.511.92.8
Mar35° / 25°233.5122.8
Apr33° / 24°10514.812.13.3
May31° / 24°358.612.14.4
Jun31° / 23°51.112.25.1
Jul30° / 22°30.912.15.5
Aug31° / 22°30.712.15.2
Sep32° / 23°30.6124.8
Oct32° / 23°729.411.94.2
Nov31° / 23°10313.811.94.3
Dec33° / 23°204.111.84.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
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68020
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Wak gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% 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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1313221132
2313221132
3323222122
4323222112
5323222112
6333223102
7333223102
8333224102
932322492
1032322492
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 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 6:24 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:15
211.86:256:15
311.86:256:16
411.86:266:16
511.86:266:16
611.86:266:17
711.86:276:17
811.86:276:18
911.86:286:18
1011.86:286:19
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1211.86:296:20
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1511.96:306:21
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1911.96:316:22
2011.96:316:23
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2711.96:336:25
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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 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit El Wak?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Wak. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Wak in January

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

In January, El Wak sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Wak in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Wak peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is El Wak?

El Wak sits at 2.8°N, 40.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Lafey, 48 km away.

TakabaRamuWajirBaardheereManderaBeled Hawo

Topography around El Wak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Wak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around El Wak is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, shrubs (87%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
5 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
710 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Lafey 48 km · Dhamas 59 km · Takaba 99 km · Ramu 129 km · Wajir 153 km · Baardheere 158 km · Mandera 162 km · Beled Hawo 163 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 El Wak (2.8092°, 40.9288°, elevation 384 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).