Beled Hawo weather in January

In January, Beled Hawo sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Beled Hawo's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beled Hawo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical January day in Beled Hawo reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 37°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 Beled Hawo

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.

Beled Hawo 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
Jan36° / 25°20.411.82.7
Feb37° / 26°10.311.92.1
Mar37° / 27°172.5121.9
Apr34° / 26°10013.412.12.7
May34° / 25°397.312.23.4
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.7
Jul33° / 25°10.312.24.1
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.7
Sep35° / 25°20.5123.1
Oct33° / 25°789.311.93.4
Nov32° / 24°7410.711.83.9
Dec34° / 24°11211.83.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Beled Hawo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
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102
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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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153261461
254261451
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light 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 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 6:22 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:226:09
211.86:236:09
311.86:236:10
411.86:246:10
511.86:246:11
611.86:246:11
711.86:256:12
811.86:256:12
911.86:266:13
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1211.86:276:14
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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 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
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266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Beled Hawo?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beled Hawo in January

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

In January, Beled Hawo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beled Hawo 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 Beled Hawo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (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 14Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Beled Hawo in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Beled Hawo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Apr 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beled Hawo?

Beled Hawo sits at 3.9°N, 41.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 3.0 km away.

DhamasLafeyEl WakBaardheereTakaba

Topography around Beled Hawo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beled Hawo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m.

The land around Beled Hawo is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mandera 3.0 km · Ramu 73 km · Luuq 75 km · Dhamas 105 km · Lafey 116 km · El Wak 163 km · Baardheere 182 km · Takaba 195 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 Beled Hawo (3.9284°, 41.88°, elevation 218 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).