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January Weather in Bichena Ethiopia

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 71°F to 74°F, rarely falling below 68°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 48°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 44°F or exceeding 54°F.

For reference, on March 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Bichena typically range from 55°F to 77°F, while on December 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 70°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Bichena

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Bichena

Average Hourly Temperature in January in BichenaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebcoldcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico (8,878 miles away); La Esperanza, Honduras (8,394 miles); and Arequipa, Peru (7,726 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Bichena (view comparison).

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The month of January in Bichena experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 43% to 49%.

The clearest day of the month is January 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 57% of the time.

For reference, on July 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 81%, while on November 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 66%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Bichena

Cloud Cover Categories in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 157%Jan 157%Jan 3151%Jan 3151%Jan 1154%Jan 1154%Jan 2152%Jan 2152%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Bichena, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 92% on August 3, and its lowest chance is 2% on December 9.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Bichena

Probability of Precipitation in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%1%1%2%2%3%3%4%4%5%5%6%6%7%7%8%8%9%9%10%10%11%11%12%12%DecFebJan 13%Jan 13%Jan 314%Jan 314%Jan 113%Jan 113%Jan 213%Jan 213%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Bichena is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Bichena

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 in1.4 in1.4 in1.6 in1.6 inDecFebJan 10.2 inJan 10.2 inJan 310.2 inJan 310.2 inJan 110.2 inJan 110.2 inJan 210.2 inJan 210.2 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of January in Bichena, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 32 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Bichena

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Bichena is 6:44 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:50 AM on January 28.

The earliest sunset is 6:16 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 15 minutes later at 6:30 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Bichena during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:06 AM and sets 12 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:51 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:39 AM and sets 11 hours, 31 minutes later, at 6:10 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Bichena

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Bichena

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in BichenaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb0010102020203030404050505060000101020203030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Bichena

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in BichenaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 132:33 AMDec 132:33 AMDec 273:34 AMDec 273:34 AMJan 112:58 PMJan 112:58 PMJan 258:55 PMJan 258:55 PMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 243:31 PMFeb 243:31 PM6:52 AM6:52 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM5:43 PM5:43 PM6:58 AM6:58 AM6:39 AM6:39 AM6:26 PM6:26 PM6:20 PM6:20 PM7:21 AM7:21 AM7:12 AM7:12 AM7:15 PM7:15 PM6:41 PM6:41 PM7:18 AM7:18 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
78%-10:44 AMW10:49 PME4:25 AMN251,476 mi
2
69%-11:19 AMW11:32 PME5:05 AMS251,527 mi
3
60%-11:54 AMW-5:43 AMS250,773 mi
4
50%12:16 AME12:29 PMW-6:22 AMS249,189 mi
5
40%1:00 AME1:06 PMWSW-7:03 AMS246,819 mi
6
31%1:48 AMESE1:46 PMWSW-7:46 AMS243,776 mi
7
21%2:38 AMESE2:30 PMWSW-8:33 AMS240,251 mi
8
13%3:33 AMESE3:21 PMWSW-9:26 AMS236,502 mi
9
6%4:33 AMESE4:18 PMWSW-10:25 AMS232,844 mi
10
2%5:36 AMESE5:20 PMWSW-11:28 AMS229,614 mi
11
0%6:39 AMESE6:26 PMWSW-12:33 PMS227,120 mi
12
1%7:39 AMESE7:31 PMWSW-1:36 PMS225,585 mi
13
6%8:35 AMESE8:33 PMWSW-2:35 PMS225,103 mi
14
13%9:25 AMESE9:32 PMWSW-3:29 PMS225,628 mi
15
22%10:12 AME10:27 PMW-4:20 PMS227,008 mi
16
32%10:55 AME11:21 PMW-5:08 PMS229,027 mi
17
44%11:38 AME--5:55 PMS231,449 mi
18
50%-12:14 AMW12:21 PMENE6:42 PMN234,064 mi
19
67%-1:07 AMWNW1:05 PMENE7:32 PMN236,707 mi
20
76%-2:02 AMWNW1:53 PMENE8:24 PMN239,267 mi
21
85%-2:58 AMWNW2:43 PMENE9:18 PMN241,680 mi
22
92%-3:55 AMWNW3:37 PMENE10:14 PMN243,916 mi
23
96%-4:51 AMWNW4:32 PMENE11:09 PMN245,963 mi
24
98%-5:45 AMWNW5:27 PMENE--
25
100%-6:35 AMWNW6:20 PMENE12:02 AMN247,803 mi
26
100%-7:21 AMWNW7:11 PMENE12:52 AMN249,403 mi
27
99%-8:03 AMWNW7:59 PMENE1:39 AMN250,709 mi
28
96%-8:42 AMWNW8:44 PME2:22 AMN251,642 mi
29
91%-9:18 AMW9:28 PME3:02 AMS252,106 mi
30
84%-9:52 AMW10:11 PME3:41 AMS252,001 mi
31
77%-10:27 AMW10:55 PME4:19 AMS251,235 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Bichena is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Bichena

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bichena is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on May 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour, while on August 28, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Bichena

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Bichena throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 67% on January 1.

Wind Direction in January in Bichena

Wind Direction in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebeastsouthnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bichena are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Bichena

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb100%Jan 16100%Jan 16coldcoolcomfortablewarmvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Bichena are increasing during January, increasing by 342°F, from 11°F to 353°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January in Bichena

Growing Degree Days in January in BichenaJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313150°F50°F100°F100°F150°F150°F200°F200°F250°F250°F300°F300°F350°F350°F400°F400°FDecFebJan 111°FJan 111°FJan 31353°FJan 31353°FJan 11119°FJan 11119°FJan 21232°FJan 21232°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Bichena is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 6.4 kWh throughout.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during January is 6.3 kWh on January 5.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Bichena

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in BichenaJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhDecFebJan 56.3 kWhJan 56.3 kWhJan 316.5 kWhJan 316.5 kWhJan 216.4 kWhJan 216.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bichena are 10.450 deg latitude, 38.200 deg longitude, and 8,346 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bichena contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 469 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 8,157 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,812 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,308 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bichena is covered by cropland (99%), within 10 miles by cropland (88%), and within 50 miles by cropland (74%) and grassland (13%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bichena, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Combolcha Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Bichena.

At a distance of 180 kilometers from Bichena, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Bichena to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 38%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 62%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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