Ramu weather in January

In January, Ramu sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ramu's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ramu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ramu reaches about 34°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 35°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)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
73423
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113423
123423
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How January really feels in Ramu

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.

Ramu 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
Jan34° / 23°20.511.83.8
Feb35° / 24°20.311.93.1
Mar35° / 25°203.4122.9
Apr33° / 24°9214.312.13.3
May32° / 24°347.812.24.1
Jun32° / 24°20.412.24.7
Jul31° / 23°20.512.25.2
Aug32° / 23°10.312.14.8
Sep33° / 23°20.5124.3
Oct32° / 23°7410.111.94.1
Nov31° / 22°7312.511.84.4
Dec33° / 22°132.611.84.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
118020
127921
137921
147921
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318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ramu gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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172
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311

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
159211460
259211460
360211360
461211350
560211351
660221251
760221251
860231151
960231151
1059241151
1158251151
1258251151
1358261051
1458261051
1558261051
1657271051
1756271151
1856271151
1957261151
2057261151
2158261141
2259251141
2359251141
2460241141
2560241141
2663231040
2763231040
2864231030
296523930
306523930
316523930

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
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2111calm
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2711calm
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2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:25 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:256:12
211.86:256:12
311.86:266:12
411.86:266:13
511.86:276:13
611.86:276:14
711.86:276:14
811.86:286:15
911.86:286:15
1011.86:296:16
1111.86:296:16
1211.86:296:17
1311.86:306:17
1411.86:306:17
1511.86:306:18
1611.86:316:18
1711.86:316:19
1811.86:316:19
1911.86:316:19
2011.86:326:20
2111.86:326:20
2211.86:326:21
2311.86:326:21
2411.86:336:21
2511.86:336:22
2611.86:336:22
2711.86:336:22
2811.86:336:22
2911.86:336:23
3011.86:336:23
3111.86:346:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ramu?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ramu in January

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

In January, Ramu sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ramu 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 Ramu peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 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 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ramu?

Ramu sits at 3.9°N, 41.2°E, 289 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 70 km away.

ManderaBeled HawoLafeyDhamasTakabaEl WakBaardheere

Topography around Ramu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ramu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Ramu is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (74%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
784 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mandera 70 km · Beled Hawo 73 km · Lafey 87 km · Dhamas 87 km · Takaba 128 km · El Wak 129 km · Luuq 147 km · Baardheere 212 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 Ramu (3.9315°, 41.2229°, elevation 289 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).