Cabudwaaq weather in January

In January, Cabudwaaq sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cabudwaaq's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabudwaaq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Cabudwaaq is human settlement.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cabudwaaq reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with 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 Cabudwaaq

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.

Cabudwaaq weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°00.111.75.0
Feb33° / 20°0011.84.4
Mar35° / 22°30.7123.5
Apr34° / 24°508.112.13.2
May33° / 24°42812.33.6
Jun33° / 24°10.212.44.0
Jul33° / 23°10.112.34.3
Aug33° / 23°00.112.24.0
Sep34° / 23°40.8123.7
Oct32° / 23°418.911.94.1
Nov32° / 22°295.111.74.8
Dec32° / 21°50.811.65.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
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318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cabudwaaq gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13938194
23939184
33940184
43840184
53841184
63741184
73742184
83642184
93543183
103444193
113344193
123245203
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153046213
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243046213
253146213
263146203
273246202
283346192
293446182
303546182
313646172

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
1117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:09 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:095:48
211.66:095:48
311.66:105:49
411.66:105:49
511.66:115:50
611.76:115:50
711.76:115:50
811.76:125:51
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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 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.5 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
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Cabudwaaq?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cabudwaaq in January

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

In January, Cabudwaaq sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cabudwaaq 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 Cabudwaaq peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cabudwaaq 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 Cabudwaaq is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateJul 1724 µg/m³May 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cabudwaaq?

Cabudwaaq sits at 6.2°N, 46.2°E, 336 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Dhabad, 33 km away.

Topography around Cabudwaaq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabudwaaq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 366 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m.

The land around Cabudwaaq is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, shrubs (52%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
316 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Dhabad 33 km · Digih Habar Es 35 km · Qorof 44 km · Raqo 45 km · Golwayn 52 km · Yamarugley 64 km · Waal 71 km · Balanbale 74 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 Cabudwaaq (6.2458°, 46.2247°, elevation 336 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).