Saylac weather in January

In January, Saylac sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 25 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saylac's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saylac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Saylac is town in Awdal, Somaliland.

Founded
~50 CE

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saylac reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Saylac

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saylac weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°258.411.47.3
Feb26° / 24°163.511.67.8
Mar28° / 25°164.111.97.5
Apr29° / 27°285.212.26.2
May32° / 29°284.412.54.8
Jun35° / 30°30.212.73.3
Jul36° / 31°30.912.62.5
Aug35° / 31°122.612.43.0
Sep34° / 30°91.912.14.1
Oct30° / 27°347.811.75.6
Nov28° / 25°388.111.56.8
Dec27° / 24°257.711.37.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Saylac gets around 25 mm of rain over 8.4 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2128
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 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 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:295:50
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311.36:305:51
411.46:305:51
511.46:305:52
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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 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saylac

In seasonPeak

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

Saylac sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Saylac?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Saylac for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saylac in January

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

In January, Saylac sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saylac in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 17 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saylac in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saylac peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saylac 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 Saylac is worst in August — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1349 µg/m³Nov 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saylac?

Saylac sits at 11.4°N, 43.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Djibouti, 44 km away.

Ali SabihDikhilRuqi

Topography around Saylac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saylac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m.

The land around Saylac is covered by water (60%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, water (64%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
971 m
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January weather nearby: Djibouti 44 km · Balbala 46 km · Arta 70 km · Obock 71 km · Tadjoura 80 km · Ali Sabih 86 km · Dikhil 123 km · Ruqi 154 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 Saylac (11.3539°, 43.4731°, elevation 6 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. 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).