Weather in Jijiga in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Jijiga in January
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +9°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +22°C to +29°C.
Is Jijiga warm or cold in January?
Jijiga is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +12°C to +12°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Jijiga:
Climate in Jijiga in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +26°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +4°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 6 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 54% | 52% | 49% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +25°C to +26°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 6 mm to 5 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 54% to 52%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 18 sunny days in December to 16 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Jijiga is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Jijiga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Jijiga in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+25°C) and the highest in 2022 (+27°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 181 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 548 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Jijiga, 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.