Qoryooley weather in January

In January, Qoryooley sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Qoryooley's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qoryooley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Qoryooley is city in Lower Shebelle region, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qoryooley reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Qoryooley

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.

Qoryooley weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°81.611.94.8
Feb33° / 24°30.511.94.5
Mar33° / 25°154124.1
Apr32° / 26°9416.2123.3
May31° / 25°9919.912.13.8
Jun29° / 24°351112.15.1
Jul29° / 23°309.712.15.6
Aug29° / 23°227.812.15.9
Sep30° / 24°206.1125.7
Oct31° / 24°7914.5124.4
Nov31° / 24°11017.911.94.0
Dec32° / 24°376.111.94.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Qoryooley gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1449480
2450460
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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:02
211.96:096:02
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411.96:096:03
511.96:106:04
611.96:106:04
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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 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Qoryooley?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qoryooley in January

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

In January, Qoryooley sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Qoryooley 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 21 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 Qoryooley 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 Qoryooley peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Qoryooley?

Qoryooley sits at 1.8°N, 44.5°E, 64 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Marka, 28 km away.

MogadishuWanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Qoryooley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qoryooley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Qoryooley is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
182 m
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January weather nearby: Marka 28 km · Afgooye 76 km · Mogadishu 95 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 124 km · Jawhar 154 km · Baidoa 177 km · Diinsoor 186 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 Qoryooley (1.7878°, 44.53°, elevation 64 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).