Saaxo weather in January

In January, Saaxo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saaxo's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saaxo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:13 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
24%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saaxo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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)
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How January really feels in Saaxo

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.

Saaxo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.74.9
Feb34° / 20°0011.84.3
Mar35° / 22°30.7123.6
Apr34° / 24°498.212.13.4
May33° / 24°448.212.33.6
Jun33° / 24°20.312.43.9
Jul33° / 23°0012.44.3
Aug33° / 23°00.112.24.0
Sep34° / 23°60.9123.7
Oct32° / 23°448.811.84.3
Nov32° / 22°274.211.74.9
Dec33° / 21°41.111.64.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38713
48713
58713
68812
78812
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saaxo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14436163
24437163
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54338163
64338163
74239163
84139173
94040172
103941172
113841182
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263542202
273642202
283742192
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 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
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:08 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:085:44
211.66:085:45
311.66:085:45
411.66:095:46
511.66:095:46
611.66:105:47
711.66:105:47
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1911.76:135:53
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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 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saaxo

In seasonPeak

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

Saaxo sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Feb
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Is January a good time to visit Saaxo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saaxo in January

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

In January, Saaxo sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saaxo 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 Saaxo peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 14Nov 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Saaxo 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 Saaxo is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateModerateJul 1724 µg/m³May 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May11Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saaxo?

Saaxo sits at 6.8°N, 46.8°E, 371 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Qorof, 45 km away.

CabudwaaqDigih Habar EsGolwayn

Topography around Saaxo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saaxo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Saaxo is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
3 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
332 m
shrubsgrasslandbare terrain
January weather nearby: Qorof 45 km · Dhabad 53 km · Waal 65 km · Gaalkacyo 70 km · Yamarugley 79 km · Cabudwaaq 86 km · Digih Habar Es 97 km · Golwayn 110 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 Saaxo (6.7729°, 46.7969°, elevation 371 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).