Weather in Hargeisa in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Hargeisa;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Hargeisa;
Average weather
Average temperature in Hargeisa in January
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +25°C.
Is Hargeisa warm or cold in January?
Hargeisa is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +24°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +13°C to +13°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Hargeisa, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Hargeisa in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +24°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 2 mm | 4 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 73% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +24°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 4 mm to 2 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in December to 10 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Hargeisa is gradually decreasing during January, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Hargeisa?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Hargeisa in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+27°C) and the highest in 2009 (+29°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 58 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 349 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Hargeisa, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.