Climate averages 1991–2020
Nazrēt weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd 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 Nazrēt: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bishoftu (39 km away). In January its highs average 23.9°C, 2.4°C cooler than Nazrēt, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Nazrēt ranks 13th of 40 for the warmest January highs and 7th of 40 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 40 cities is 25.1°C; Nazrēt is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.4 mm to 5.0 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
Nazrēt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 26.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 3.4 | 0.9 | 11.712 h |
| February | 27.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 5.0 | 1.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 28.9°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 22 | 4.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 30 | 6.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 29.4°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 29 | 4.9 | 12.513 h |
| June | 28.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 17 | 4.4 | 12.613 h |
| July | 26.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 53 | 13.1 | 12.613 h |
| August | 26.1°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 83 | 18.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 26.7°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 62 | 13.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 26.8°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 17 | 3.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 26.1°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 6.1 | 1.1 | 11.712 h |
| December | 25.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.612 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
- Bishoftu in JanuaryEthiopia · 39 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Mek’ī in JanuaryEthiopia · 67 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.4°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Addis Ababa in JanuaryEthiopia · 78 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Sebeta in JanuaryEthiopia · 82 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Ziway in JanuaryEthiopia · 91 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Butajīra in JanuaryEthiopia · 110 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.9°C · 44 mm rain
- Debre Birhan in JanuaryEthiopia · 129 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 7.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Waliso in JanuaryEthiopia · 143 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 11.6°C · 10 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 Nazrēt) is explained once on the Nazrēt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.