The expected average maximum temperature in January is +79°F with a maximum of +86°F and a minimum of +50°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +81°F to +77°F.
Hargeisa is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +75°F to +75°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +55°F to +55°F.
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:
December | January | February | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avg. temperature | ||||||
+75°F | +75°F | +79°F | ||||
Min. temperature | ||||||
+46°F | +46°F | +45°F | ||||
Max. temperature | ||||||
+84°F | +86°F | +90°F | ||||
Rainfall | ||||||
4 mm | 2 mm | 4 mm | ||||
Wind | ||||||
3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
Humidity | ||||||
72% | 72% | 67% | ||||
Air pressure | ||||||
1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
Sunny days | ||||||
13 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Cloudy days | ||||||
18 | 21 | 18 | ||||
Rainy days | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Snowy days | ||||||
0 | 0 | 0 |
January weather is still as great as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +75°F 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 levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 72%. Winds are calmer in comparison to December, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. 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.
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 increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
The climate in Hargeisa in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2018 (+76°F) and the highest in 1991 (+82°F). The driest year was 2012 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 0 mm.
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, 2022.
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.