Baidoa weather in January

In January, Baidoa sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 68% 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 Baidoa's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baidoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Baidoa is city in Somalia.

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 Baidoa reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°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 1°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 Baidoa

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.

Baidoa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°30.611.83.4
Feb36° / 22°10.111.92.7
Mar36° / 24°91.9122.4
Apr34° / 24°9512.812.12.8
May32° / 23°6112.212.13.9
Jun31° / 22°92.812.24.9
Jul30° / 21°61.912.25.3
Aug31° / 21°61.812.14.9
Sep33° / 22°112.3124.4
Oct32° / 22°9111.811.93.8
Nov32° / 22°9712.611.94.0
Dec33° / 22°16311.84.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Baidoa gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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32
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52
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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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1233928101
223392791
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Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light 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 6:14 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:03
211.86:146:04
311.86:156:04
411.86:156:05
511.86:166:05
611.86:166:06
711.86:166:06
811.86:176:06
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1011.86:186:07
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1311.86:196:09
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2011.86:216:11
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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 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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226.9Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Baidoa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baidoa in January

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

In January, Baidoa sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baidoa 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 Baidoa peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Baidoa?

Baidoa sits at 3.1°N, 43.6°E, 441 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Buurhakaba, 59 km away.

DiinsoorLuuqWanlaweynBaardheereQoryooleyAfgooyeMarka

Topography around Baidoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baidoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 596 m.

The land around Baidoa is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
596 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Buurhakaba 59 km · Diinsoor 108 km · Luuq 145 km · Wanlaweyn 149 km · Baardheere 175 km · Qoryooley 177 km · Afgooye 196 km · Marka 199 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Baidoa (3.1138°, 43.6498°, elevation 441 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).