Jawhar weather in January

In January, Jawhar sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jawhar's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jawhar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Jawhar is capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia.

Density
1,883/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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jawhar reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°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 Jawhar

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.

Jawhar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°81.211.93.6
Feb36° / 23°20.311.92.9
Mar36° / 24°112.1122.6
Apr34° / 25°8013.112.12.6
May32° / 24°7013.612.13.7
Jun31° / 24°112.612.25.0
Jul31° / 23°91.712.15.5
Aug31° / 23°71.812.15.3
Sep32° / 23°112.6124.7
Oct32° / 24°8912.511.93.7
Nov32° / 23°9314.111.93.8
Dec33° / 23°294.811.84.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48020
57921
67921
77921
87822
97822
107822
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318515

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jawhar gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
65
75
85
95
105
114
124
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144
154
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312

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15354910
25364810
36364810
46374810
5637489
6637489
7637489
8637489
9538489
10538489
11538498
12538498
13538507
14438517
15438517
16439516
17439516
18340516
19341506
20341506
21342496
22343486
23344486
24345475
25345475
26345465
27346465
28346465
29346465
30346465
31445475

Wind in January

Winds average 18 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
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:065:56
211.86:065:57
311.86:075:57
411.86:075:58
511.86:085:58
611.86:085:59
711.86:085:59
811.86:096:00
911.86:096:00
1011.86:106:00
1111.86:106:01
1211.96:106:01
1311.96:116:02
1411.96:116:02
1511.96:116:03
1611.96:126:03
1711.96:126:03
1811.96:126:04
1911.96:136:04
2011.96:136:04
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2211.96:136:05
2311.96:146:05
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2711.96:146:07
2811.96:156:07
2911.96:156:07
3011.96:156:07
3111.96:156:08

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 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in February 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
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
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196.6Intense
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216.6Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jawhar?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jawhar in January

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

In January, Jawhar sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jawhar in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 61 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Jawhar 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 Jawhar peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jawhar?

Jawhar sits at 2.8°N, 45.5°E, 108 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Wanlaweyn, 70 km away.

BuulobardeMarkaQoryooleyBuurhakabaBaidoa

Topography around Jawhar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jawhar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m.

The land around Jawhar is covered by cropland (38%), shrubs (23%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
285 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Wanlaweyn 70 km · Afgooye 83 km · Mogadishu 85 km · Buulobarde 120 km · Marka 143 km · Qoryooley 154 km · Buurhakaba 158 km · Baidoa 209 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 Jawhar (2.7809°, 45.5005°, elevation 108 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).