Takaba weather in January

In January, Takaba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Takaba's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Takaba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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)
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How January really feels in Takaba

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.

Takaba 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
Jan33° / 22°71.311.84.2
Feb34° / 23°6111.93.5
Mar34° / 23°355.3123.5
Apr31° / 23°12518.412.13.6
May30° / 22°511212.24.8
Jun29° / 22°72.312.25.9
Jul29° / 21°51.912.26.2
Aug29° / 21°51.512.15.9
Sep31° / 22°61.4125.4
Oct30° / 22°9111.411.94.6
Nov30° / 21°11516.911.84.4
Dec31° / 21°255.411.84.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Takaba gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1462616120
2472615120
3482615110
4482615110
5492615100
6492615101
7492615101
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2249251961
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2451251860
2553241850
2654241750
2754241750
2855241650
2956241640
3056251540
3157251440

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:17
211.86:286:17
311.86:296:17
411.86:296:18
511.86:306:18
611.86:306:19
711.86:306:19
811.86:316:20
911.86:316:20
1011.86:326:21
1111.86:326:21
1211.86:326:22
1311.86:336:22
1411.86:336:22
1511.86:336:23
1611.86:346:23
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1911.86:346:24
2011.86:356:25
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2411.86:366:26
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2911.86:376:28
3011.96:376:28
3111.96:376:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Takaba?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Takaba in January

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

In January, Takaba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Takaba 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 Takaba 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
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Takaba?

Takaba sits at 3.4°N, 40.2°E, 598 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is El Wak, 99 km away.

El WakLafeyDhamasRamuMoyaleWajirManderaBeled Hawo

Topography around Takaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 607 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Takaba is covered by shrubs (57%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, shrubs (89%) within 16 km, and shrubs (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
962 m
treesshrubsgrassland
January weather nearby: El Wak 99 km · Lafey 109 km · Dhamas 126 km · Ramu 128 km · Moyale 131 km · Wajir 180 km · Mandera 193 km · Beled Hawo 195 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 Takaba (3.3553°, 40.2228°, elevation 598 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).