Climate averages 1991–2020
Baidoa weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Baidoa: daytime highs average 34.3°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 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 58 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Marka (199 km away). In January its highs average 30.9°C, 3.4°C cooler than Baidoa, with 5.7 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Somalia, Baidoa ranks 1st of 14 for the warmest January highs and 5th of 14 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 14 cities is 28.4°C; Baidoa is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.6 mm to under 1 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
Baidoa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 34.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| February | 35.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 8.8 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 95 | 12.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 61 | 12.1 | 12.312 h |
| June | 30.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 8.5 | 2.8 | 12.312 h |
| July | 29.7°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 6.3 | 1.9 | 12.312 h |
| August | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 5.6 | 1.8 | 12.212 h |
| September | 32.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 10 | 2.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 31.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 91 | 11.8 | 12.112 h |
| November | 30.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 97 | 12.5 | 12.012 h |
| December | 32.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.912 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
- Marka in JanuarySomalia · 199 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Mandera in JanuaryKenya · 219 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 24.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Mogadishu in JanuarySomalia · 223 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Kismayo in JanuarySomalia · 405 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 25.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Wajir in JanuaryKenya · 427 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.3°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Cabudwaaq in JanuarySomalia · 450 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Warder in JanuaryEthiopia · 468 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Negēlē in JanuaryEthiopia · 513 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 9.6 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 Baidoa) is explained once on the Baidoa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.