Jilib weather in January

In January, Jilib sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jilib's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jilib's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:19 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Jilib is city 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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jilib reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°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 Jilib

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.

Jilib weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°152.1123.2
Feb36° / 25°51122.8
Mar36° / 25°204.7122.4
Apr34° / 25°10617.9122.3
May32° / 25°8617.5123.4
Jun31° / 24°247.1124.6
Jul31° / 23°144.1125.1
Aug31° / 23°144125.0
Sep32° / 23°184.8124.5
Oct33° / 24°6612.1123.5
Nov33° / 24°12820.2122.9
Dec34° / 24°548.9123.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Jilib gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1144532
2145522
3146512
4147502
5147492
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9250472
10250462
11251452
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Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:11
212.06:136:12
312.06:146:12
412.06:146:13
512.06:156:13
612.06:156:13
712.06:156:14
812.06:166:14
912.06:166:15
1012.06:176:15
1112.06:176:15
1212.06:176:16
1312.06:186:16
1412.06:186:17
1512.06:196:17
1612.06:196:17
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1812.06:206:18
1912.06:206:18
2012.06:206:19
2112.06:206:19
2212.06:216:19
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2712.06:226:21
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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 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Jilib?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jilib in January

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

In January, Jilib sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jilib 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 55 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
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Jilib in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jilib peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jilib?

Jilib sits at 0.5°N, 42.8°E, 25 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jamaame, 47 km away.

KismayoBaardheereDiinsoorQoryooleyMarkaKaambooni

Topography around Jilib

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jilib has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Jilib is covered by shrubs (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Jamaame 47 km · Bu’aale 70 km · Kismayo 98 km · Baardheere 214 km · Diinsoor 215 km · Qoryooley 242 km · Marka 260 km · Kaambooni 271 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 Jilib (0.4883°, 42.7854°, elevation 25 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).