Abyei weather in January

In January, Abyei sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Abyei's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abyei's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:31 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 36%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Abyei is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical January day in Abyei reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	36	22
2	36	22
3	36	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

How January really feels in Abyei

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abyei weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	36° / 22°	0	0.1	11.5	2.7
Feb	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.7	1.3
Mar	40° / 26°	8	1.5	11.9	0.2
Apr	39° / 27°	28	7.4	12.2	0.4
May	37° / 26°	73	16	12.4	1.4
Jun	34° / 25°	109	19	12.5	2.4
Jul	31° / 23°	169	22.7	12.5	3.1
Aug	30° / 23°	194	25.3	12.3	3.2
Sep	31° / 23°	131	21.2	12.1	3.3
Oct	33° / 23°	81	15.4	11.8	3.2
Nov	36° / 23°	6	1.7	11.6	2.6
Dec	36° / 23°	1	0.1	11.5	2.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	72	74	74	75	75	77	77	77	78	77
Cloudier (%)	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	26	26	25	25	23	23	23	22	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Abyei gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 7:26 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32	7:32
Sunset (PM)	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:26	6:53
2	11.5	7:26	6:53
3	11.5	7:27	6:54
4	11.5	7:27	6:54
5	11.5	7:27	6:55
6	11.5	7:28	6:55
7	11.5	7:28	6:56
8	11.5	7:28	6:56
9	11.5	7:29	6:57
10	11.5	7:29	6:57
11	11.5	7:29	6:58
12	11.5	7:30	6:58
13	11.5	7:30	6:59
14	11.5	7:30	6:59
15	11.5	7:30	7:00
16	11.5	7:31	7:00
17	11.5	7:31	7:01
18	11.5	7:31	7:01
19	11.5	7:31	7:02
20	11.5	7:31	7:02
21	11.5	7:32	7:03
22	11.5	7:32	7:03
23	11.5	7:32	7:04
24	11.5	7:32	7:04
25	11.5	7:32	7:05
26	11.5	7:32	7:05
27	11.6	7:32	7:05
28	11.6	7:32	7:06
29	11.6	7:32	7:06
30	11.6	7:32	7:07
31	11.6	7:32	7:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Abyei

In seasonPeak

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

Abyei's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abyei sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Abyei?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Abyei in January

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

In January, Abyei sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abyei 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 Abyei peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	12	13	12	10	11	11	13	12	12	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Abyei 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 Abyei is worst in November — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	27	32	39	28	16	16	14	12	13	18	43	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	27	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	28	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	43	Poor
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Abyei?

Abyei sits at 9.6°N, 28.4°E, 400 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 115 km away.

Topography around Abyei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abyei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m.

The land around Abyei is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

7 m

grassland 66%

16 km

12 m

grassland 54%

80 km

27 m

grassland 44%

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← December Abyei year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Winejok 115 km · Gogrial 124 km · Aweil 147 km · Kuacjok 152 km · Al Mijlad 177 km · Babanūsah 205 km · Kadugli 211 km · Wau 216 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / F / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 215% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,165; 2025
Happiness: 4.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate: 5.1; per 100k, 2008
Road deaths: 26.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 421

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 Abyei (9.5953°, 28.4349°, elevation 400 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	36	22
2	36	22
3	36	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	36	22
2	36	22
3	36	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	36	22
2	36	22
3	36	22
4	35	22
5	35	22
6	35	22
7	35	22
8	35	22
9	35	22
10	35	22
11	35	22
12	35	22
13	35	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	70	30
12	69	31
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	75	25
26	75	25
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	78	22
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1