Diinsoor weather in January

In January, Diinsoor sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 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 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Diinsoor's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diinsoor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Diinsoor 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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Diinsoor reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°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 Diinsoor

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.

Diinsoor 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° / 23°30.711.93.0
Feb36° / 23°10.211.92.4
Mar36° / 24°81.7122.3
Apr34° / 24°8512.112.12.8
May32° / 23°481212.13.9
Jun31° / 22°113.812.14.9
Jul30° / 21°8312.15.2
Aug31° / 21°61.912.15.0
Sep32° / 22°101.9124.5
Oct32° / 23°5810.211.93.8
Nov32° / 23°9412.611.93.9
Dec34° / 23°173.311.93.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Diinsoor gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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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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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1153635112
2163735112
3163835102
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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:07
211.96:166:08
311.96:166:08
411.96:176:09
511.96:176:09
611.96:176:09
711.96:186:10
811.96:186:10
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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 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Diinsoor?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Diinsoor in January

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

In January, Diinsoor sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diinsoor 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 Diinsoor peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Diinsoor?

Diinsoor sits at 2.4°N, 43.0°E, 311 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baardheere, 78 km away.

BaidoaBuurhakabaBu’aaleLuuqQoryooleyDhamasBeled Hawo

Topography around Diinsoor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diinsoor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 319 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Diinsoor is covered by shrubs (79%) within 3 km, shrubs (88%) within 16 km, and shrubs (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
516 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Baardheere 78 km · Baidoa 108 km · Buurhakaba 130 km · Bu’aale 154 km · Luuq 162 km · Qoryooley 186 km · Dhamas 200 km · Beled Hawo 208 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 Diinsoor (2.4085°, 42.9771°, elevation 311 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).