Luuq weather in January

In January, Luuq sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Luuq's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luuq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Luuq 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 37°C through the month.

A typical January day in Luuq reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Luuq

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.

Luuq weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°20.511.82.2
Feb38° / 26°10.211.91.6
Mar38° / 26°172.6121.5
Apr35° / 26°9611.612.12.6
May34° / 25°33612.23.3
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.24.2
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.8
Sep35° / 24°20.2123.3
Oct34° / 25°728.611.93.3
Nov33° / 24°7410.211.83.7
Dec35° / 24°91.711.83.0

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Luuq gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% on the wettest days.

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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
149301561
250301551
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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
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:19 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:06
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511.86:216:08
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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 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Luuq?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luuq.

What to pack for Luuq in January

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

In January, Luuq sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Luuq 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 Luuq peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Luuq 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 Luuq is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³May 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luuq?

Luuq sits at 3.8°N, 42.5°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beled Hawo, 75 km away.

BaidoaRamuDhamasDiinsoorBaardheereLafey

Topography around Luuq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luuq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Luuq is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Beled Hawo 75 km · Mandera 78 km · Baidoa 145 km · Ramu 147 km · Dhamas 152 km · Diinsoor 162 km · Baardheere 165 km · Lafey 167 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 Luuq (3.8032°, 42.5442°, elevation 150 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).