Ceeldheer weather in January

In January, Ceeldheer sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ceeldheer's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceeldheer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
28 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ceeldheer is village.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ceeldheer reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Ceeldheer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 9 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
9
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.

Ceeldheer weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°81.111.86.6
Feb30° / 24°10.111.96.5
Mar31° / 25°62125.8
Apr31° / 26°5010.912.14.6
May31° / 26°4110.112.24.8
Jun30° / 25°40.812.26.2
Jul29° / 24°30.512.26.7
Aug29° / 24°20.312.16.9
Sep29° / 24°30.4126.8
Oct29° / 25°427.811.95.8
Nov29° / 25°5210.711.85.5
Dec30° / 25°213.511.86.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 17%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ceeldheer gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 28 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 6:01 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:48
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ceeldheer?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ceeldheer in January

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

In January, Ceeldheer sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ceeldheer in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in July near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ceeldheer 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 Ceeldheer peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 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 15Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ceeldheer 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 Ceeldheer is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2016 µg/m³Oct 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ceeldheer?

Ceeldheer sits at 3.8°N, 47.2°E, 20 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Buulobarde, 179 km away.

BuulobardeJawharBeledweyneBalanbaleKahandhaleMogadishuCabudwaaqWanlaweyn

Topography around Ceeldheer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceeldheer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Ceeldheer is covered by bare terrain (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
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16 km
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80 km
399 m
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January weather nearby: Buulobarde 179 km · Jawhar 221 km · Beledweyne 240 km · Balanbale 265 km · Kahandhale 272 km · Mogadishu 287 km · Cabudwaaq 287 km · Wanlaweyn 288 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 Ceeldheer (3.8488°, 47.1806°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).