Garoowe weather in January

In January, Garoowe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Garoowe's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoowe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:09 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Garoowe is capital city of the Puntland, Somalia.

Density
3,183/km²
people per km²

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 Garoowe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°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 about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
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63017
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133017
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273117
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313117

How January really feels in Garoowe

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.

Garoowe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°10.211.66.5
Feb31° / 17°0011.75.8
Mar33° / 19°10.411.94.7
Apr33° / 22°284.712.24.0
May33° / 24°438.512.43.7
Jun33° / 24°20.312.54.0
Jul33° / 24°00.112.44.4
Aug33° / 23°0012.34.1
Sep34° / 23°41123.8
Oct32° / 22°326.511.84.8
Nov31° / 20°112.311.65.6
Dec31° / 18°50.911.56.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128713
138713
148713
158713
168515
178515
188515
198515
208515
218416
228416
238515
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258515
268515
278515
288515
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Garoowe gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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310

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15332141
25332141
35332141
45233141
55233141
65134141
75035141
85036141
94937141
104838141
114639141
124540141
134441141
144342141
154242141
164243151
174143151
184044151
194044151
204044151
214045151
224045151
234045151
244045151
254044151
264144141
274244140
284343140
294442130
304542130
314641130

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 17 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
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
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2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:04 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:045:35
211.56:045:35
311.56:045:36
411.56:055:36
511.56:055:37
611.56:065:37
711.56:065:38
811.56:065:38
911.56:075:39
1011.56:075:39
1111.56:075:40
1211.56:085:40
1311.56:085:41
1411.66:085:41
1511.66:085:42
1611.66:095:42
1711.66:095:43
1811.66:095:43
1911.66:095:44
2011.66:095:44
2111.66:105:44
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2411.66:105:46
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2911.66:105:48
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3111.66:105:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Garoowe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Garoowe?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Garoowe in January

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

In January, Garoowe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garoowe 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 Garoowe peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 10UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Garoowe 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 Garoowe is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1845 µg/m³Apr 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garoowe?

Garoowe sits at 8.4°N, 48.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Laascaanood, 124 km away.

LaascaanoodEylGaalkacyoSaaxoCeerigaaboWaalQorofDhabad

Topography around Garoowe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garoowe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m.

The land around Garoowe is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
605 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Laascaanood 124 km · Eyl 154 km · Gaalkacyo 215 km · Saaxo 260 km · Ceerigaabo 275 km · Waal 301 km · Qorof 303 km · Dhabad 312 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 Garoowe (8.4021°, 48.4828°, elevation 465 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).