Climate averages 1991–2020
Dīla weather
in January.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Dīla: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yirga ‘Alem (39 km away). In January its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Dīla, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Dīla ranks joint 7th of 40 for the warmest January highs and 34th of 40 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 40 cities is 25.1°C; Dīla is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 40 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dīla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 26.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 40 | 5.7 | 11.812 h |
| February | 27.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 40 | 5.2 | 11.912 h |
| March | 27.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 126 | 12.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.3°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 303 | 23.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 23.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 330 | 28.3 | 12.412 h |
| June | 22.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 126 | 21.1 | 12.512 h |
| July | 21.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 94 | 18.9 | 12.512 h |
| August | 22.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 97 | 18.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 23.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 212 | 24.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 390 | 27.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 24.2°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 160 | 15.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 25.4°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 56 | 7.1 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Yirga ‘Alem in JanuaryEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Awasa in JanuaryEthiopia · 74 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Sodo in JanuaryEthiopia · 79 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Shashamane in JanuaryEthiopia · 93 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.6°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Gununo in JanuaryEthiopia · 93 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Āreka in JanuaryEthiopia · 99 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 23 mm rain
- K’olīto in JanuaryEthiopia · 103 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Arsi Negele in JanuaryEthiopia · 112 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dīla) is explained once on the Dīla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.