Climate averages 1991–2020
Shashamane weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th 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 Shashamane: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arsi Negele (19 km away). In January its highs average 23.2°C, 0.8°C cooler than Shashamane, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Ethiopia, Shashamane ranks joint 27th of 40 for the warmest January highs and 13th of 40 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 40 cities is 25.1°C; Shashamane is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 25.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.2 mm to 13 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
Shashamane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 23.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 9.2 | 2.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 25.2°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 25.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 40 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 89 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| May | 22.7°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 112 | 17.4 | 12.412 h |
| June | 21.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 49 | 14.1 | 12.513 h |
| July | 20.3°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 60 | 17.6 | 12.512 h |
| August | 20.5°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 76 | 19.4 | 12.412 h |
| September | 21.4°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 136 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 21.6°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 96 | 12.3 | 12.012 h |
| November | 22.5°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 19 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| December | 23.1°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 11.712 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
- Arsi Negele in JanuaryEthiopia · 19 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 33 mm rain
- Awasa in JanuaryEthiopia · 21 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Yirga ‘Alem in JanuaryEthiopia · 54 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 26 mm rain
- K’olīto in JanuaryEthiopia · 58 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 13.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Ziway in JanuaryEthiopia · 83 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 14.8°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Hosa’ina in JanuaryEthiopia · 91 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Dīla in JanuaryEthiopia · 93 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 40 mm rain
- Sodo in JanuaryEthiopia · 100 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 18 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 Shashamane) is explained once on the Shashamane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.