Kināna weather in January

In January, Kināna sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 77% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kināna's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kināna's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 7:19 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 6th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Kināna is settlement in Sudan.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kināna reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	19
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

How January really feels in Kināna

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.

Kināna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	0	0.1	11.3	4.7
Feb	35° / 21°	0	0	11.5	3.2
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0	11.9	1.1
Apr	41° / 27°	1	0.5	12.3	0.0
May	41° / 28°	14	4.7	12.6	0.0
Jun	39° / 28°	19	5.7	12.8	0.5
Jul	36° / 26°	60	13.5	12.7	2.0
Aug	34° / 25°	77	13.6	12.5	2.7
Sep	36° / 25°	37	9.6	12.1	2.1
Oct	38° / 26°	16	4.6	11.7	1.4
Nov	37° / 24°	0	0.1	11.3	2.2
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.2	4.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	90
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kināna gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 7:15 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:42 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:19	7:19
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:15	6:26
2	11.2	7:15	6:27
3	11.2	7:16	6:27
4	11.2	7:16	6:28
5	11.2	7:16	6:28
6	11.2	7:17	6:29
7	11.2	7:17	6:29
8	11.2	7:17	6:30
9	11.2	7:18	6:30
10	11.2	7:18	6:31
11	11.2	7:18	6:31
12	11.2	7:18	6:32
13	11.2	7:18	6:33
14	11.2	7:19	6:33
15	11.2	7:19	6:34
16	11.3	7:19	6:34
17	11.3	7:19	6:35
18	11.3	7:19	6:35
19	11.3	7:19	6:36
20	11.3	7:19	6:36
21	11.3	7:20	6:37
22	11.3	7:20	6:37
23	11.3	7:20	6:38
24	11.3	7:20	6:38
25	11.3	7:20	6:39
26	11.3	7:20	6:39
27	11.3	7:20	6:40
28	11.3	7:20	6:40
29	11.4	7:20	6:41
30	11.4	7:19	6:41
31	11.4	7:19	6:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.92 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)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.0	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kināna

In seasonPeak

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

Kināna sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kināna?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kināna in January

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

In January, Kināna sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kināna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kināna peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (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)	10	12	13	13	10	11	9	10	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kināna 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 Kināna is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 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)	46	46	50	46	35	26	20	19	25	30	31	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	46	Poor
May	35	Poor
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kināna?

Kināna sits at 14.0°N, 33.2°E, 437 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Manāqil, 30 km away.

Topography around Kināna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kināna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m.

The land around Kināna is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

cropland 83%

16 km

77 m

cropland 73%

80 km

284 m

cropland 81%

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

January weather nearby: Al Manāqil 30 km · Wad Medani 55 km · Sennar 67 km · Al Hasaheisa 81 km · Rufā‘a 83 km · Maiurno 87 km · Ad Douiem 93 km · Al-Fāw 100 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 Kināna (14.0361°, 33.1712°, elevation 437 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	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	19
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	19
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	33	19
4	33	19
5	33	19
6	33	19
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	19
16	33	19
17	33	19
18	33	19
19	33	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	34	19
26	34	19
27	34	19
28	34	19
29	34	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	90	10

	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	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0