El Dibir weather in January

In January, El Dibir sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Dibir's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dibir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:03 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

El Dibir is human settlement 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Dibir reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°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 El Dibir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

El Dibir weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°113.311.48.2
Feb26° / 22°20.511.68.8
Mar28° / 24°40.511.98.4
Apr30° / 26°20.712.36.9
May31° / 27°130.812.55.6
Jun33° / 28°10.212.74.5
Jul33° / 27°00.112.64.5
Aug32° / 26°0012.45.2
Sep31° / 26°0012.16.1
Oct29° / 25°112.211.77.5
Nov27° / 24°36711.57.4
Dec26° / 23°295.511.37.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Dibir gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Dibir

In seasonPeak

None of El Dibir's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

El Dibir sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

El Dibir sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
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Is January a good time to visit El Dibir?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit El Dibir for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El Dibir in January

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

In January, El Dibir sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near El Dibir 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 16 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in El Dibir in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Dibir peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in El Dibir 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 El Dibir is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 1646 µg/m³Oct 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun37Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Dibir?

El Dibir sits at 11.8°N, 51.2°E, 48 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Qandala, 150 km away.

QandalaBosasoCeerigaaboEylGarooweLaascaanood

Topography around El Dibir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dibir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,442 m.

The land around El Dibir is covered by bare terrain (64%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, water (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and water (56%), shrubs (22%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
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80 km
1,442 m
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January weather nearby: Qandala 150 km · Bosaso 228 km · Mukalla 383 km · Ghayl Bā Wazīr 390 km · Ceerigaabo 439 km · Eyl 448 km · Garoowe 479 km · Laascaanood 559 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 El Dibir (11.7667°, 51.2167°, elevation 48 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).