Marsabit weather in January

In January, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Marsabit's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:41 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Marsabit is town in Marsabit County, Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Marsabit reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

How January really feels in Marsabit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Marsabit weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	18	3.6	11.9	5.4
Feb	32° / 22°	10	1.9	11.9	4.8
Mar	32° / 23°	34	7	12	4.5
Apr	30° / 22°	75	15.5	12	4.3
May	31° / 22°	16	3.9	12.1	5.3
Jun	30° / 21°	2	0.3	12.1	6.0
Jul	29° / 20°	2	0.4	12.1	6.4
Aug	30° / 20°	2	0.2	12.1	6.3
Sep	31° / 21°	1	0.2	12	5.9
Oct	31° / 21°	41	7.3	11.9	5.1
Nov	29° / 21°	89	17.7	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 21°	41	9.6	11.9	5.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	73	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	73
Cloudier (%)	25	25	26	26	27	26	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Marsabit gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.6 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 16% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	15
3	15
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18
Comfortable (%)	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	42
Humid (%)	32	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29
Muggy (%)	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	29	32	24
2	16	29	31	23
3	16	30	32	22
4	17	30	32	22
5	17	30	32	21
6	18	29	33	20
7	18	29	33	20
8	18	29	34	19
9	18	29	34	19
10	18	29	34	18
11	18	29	35	18
12	18	29	35	18
13	18	29	36	17
14	18	30	36	17
15	17	30	36	16
16	17	31	36	16
17	17	31	36	16
18	16	32	36	15
19	16	33	36	15
20	16	34	35	15
21	15	35	35	15
22	15	36	34	14
23	15	37	34	14
24	15	38	33	14
25	15	39	32	13
26	16	39	32	13
27	16	40	31	13
28	16	41	30	12
29	17	41	30	12
30	17	42	29	12
31	18	42	29	11

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:35	6:27
2	11.9	6:36	6:28
3	11.9	6:36	6:28
4	11.9	6:36	6:29
5	11.9	6:37	6:29
6	11.9	6:37	6:29
7	11.9	6:38	6:30
8	11.9	6:38	6:30
9	11.9	6:38	6:31
10	11.9	6:39	6:31
11	11.9	6:39	6:32
12	11.9	6:40	6:32
13	11.9	6:40	6:32
14	11.9	6:40	6:33
15	11.9	6:41	6:33
16	11.9	6:41	6:34
17	11.9	6:41	6:34
18	11.9	6:42	6:34
19	11.9	6:42	6:35
20	11.9	6:42	6:35
21	11.9	6:42	6:35
22	11.9	6:43	6:36
23	11.9	6:43	6:36
24	11.9	6:43	6:36
25	11.9	6:43	6:37
26	11.9	6:44	6:37
27	11.9	6:44	6:37
28	11.9	6:44	6:38
29	11.9	6:44	6:38
30	11.9	6:44	6:38
31	11.9	6:44	6:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.4	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Marsabit?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marsabit in January

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

In January, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Marsabit 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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Marsabit?

Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.

Topography around Marsabit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

412 m

grassland 33%

16 km

993 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,364 m

grassland 59%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Marsabit year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Moyale 178 km · Maralal 199 km · Garba Tula 209 km · Habaswein 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Maua 234 km · Wajir 239 km · Meru 257 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

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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	15
3	15
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	29	32	24
2	16	29	31	23
3	16	30	32	22
4	17	30	32	22
5	17	30	32	21
6	18	29	33	20
7	18	29	33	20
8	18	29	34	19
9	18	29	34	19
10	18	29	34	18
11	18	29	35	18
12	18	29	35	18
13	18	29	36	17
14	18	30	36	17
15	17	30	36	16
16	17	31	36	16
17	17	31	36	16
18	16	32	36	15
19	16	33	36	15
20	16	34	35	15
21	15	35	35	15
22	15	36	34	14
23	15	37	34	14
24	15	38	33	14
25	15	39	32	13
26	16	39	32	13
27	16	40	31	13
28	16	41	30	12
29	17	41	30	12
30	17	42	29	12
31	18	42	29	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	15
3	15
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	29	32	24
2	16	29	31	23
3	16	30	32	22
4	17	30	32	22
5	17	30	32	21
6	18	29	33	20
7	18	29	33	20
8	18	29	34	19
9	18	29	34	19
10	18	29	34	18
11	18	29	35	18
12	18	29	35	18
13	18	29	36	17
14	18	30	36	17
15	17	30	36	16
16	17	31	36	16
17	17	31	36	16
18	16	32	36	15
19	16	33	36	15
20	16	34	35	15
21	15	35	35	15
22	15	36	34	14
23	15	37	34	14
24	15	38	33	14
25	15	39	32	13
26	16	39	32	13
27	16	40	31	13
28	16	41	30	12
29	17	41	30	12
30	17	42	29	12
31	18	42	29	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	21
8	31	21
9	31	21
10	31	21
11	31	21
12	31	21
13	31	21
14	31	21
15	31	21
16	31	21
17	31	21
18	31	21
19	31	21
20	31	21
21	31	21
22	31	21
23	31	21
24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	22
29	32	22
30	32	22
31	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	15
3	15
4	14
5	14
6	14
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	13
13	13
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	11
20	11
21	11
22	11
23	10
24	10
25	9
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	15	29	32	24
2	16	29	31	23
3	16	30	32	22
4	17	30	32	22
5	17	30	32	21
6	18	29	33	20
7	18	29	33	20
8	18	29	34	19
9	18	29	34	19
10	18	29	34	18
11	18	29	35	18
12	18	29	35	18
13	18	29	36	17
14	18	30	36	17
15	17	30	36	16
16	17	31	36	16
17	17	31	36	16
18	16	32	36	15
19	16	33	36	15
20	16	34	35	15
21	15	35	35	15
22	15	36	34	14
23	15	37	34	14
24	15	38	33	14
25	15	39	32	13
26	16	39	32	13
27	16	40	31	13
28	16	41	30	12
29	17	41	30	12
30	17	42	29	12
31	18	42	29	11