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January Weather in Burao Somalia

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 83°F to 86°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 89°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 57°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on June 7, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Burao typically range from 68°F to 92°F, while on December 28, the coldest day of the year, they range from 56°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Burao

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 Burao

Average Hourly Temperature in January in BuraoJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMDecFebcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
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.

Cuicatlan, Mexico (9,267 miles away); Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (6,676 miles); and Laranja da Terra, Brazil (6,230 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Burao (view comparison).

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The month of January in Burao experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 42% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 60% of the time.

For reference, on May 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64%, while on August 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 70%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Burao

Cloud Cover Categories in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 3159%Jan 3159%Jan 1157%Jan 1157%Jan 2158%Jan 2158%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 Burao, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 4% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 23% on April 26, and its lowest chance is 3% on January 14.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Burao

Probability of Precipitation in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%4.0%4.0%4.5%4.5%5.0%5.0%5.5%5.5%6.0%6.0%DecFebJan 143%Jan 143%Jan 15%Jan 15%Jan 315%Jan 315%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 Burao is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.2 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.3 inches on January 6.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Burao

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 Burao, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 35 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Burao

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 Burao is 6:13 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:19 AM on January 28.

The earliest sunset is 5:48 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 14 minutes later at 6:02 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Burao during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:39 AM and sets 12 hours, 41 minutes later, at 6:19 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:08 AM and sets 11 hours, 34 minutes later, at 5:43 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Burao

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 Burao

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in BuraoJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 Burao

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in BuraoJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 PM6:19 AM6:19 AM6:08 PM6:08 PM5:15 PM5:15 PM6:26 AM6:26 AM6:06 AM6:06 AM5:57 PM5:57 PM5:52 PM5:52 PM6:50 AM6:50 AM6:40 AM6:40 AM6:45 PM6:45 PM6:12 PM6:12 PM6:47 AM6:47 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%-10:13 AMW10:19 PME3:55 AMN251,467 mi
2
69%-10:49 AMW11:02 PME4:35 AMS251,534 mi
3
60%-11:24 AMW11:45 PME5:13 AMS250,797 mi
4
50%-11:59 AMW-5:52 AMS249,230 mi
5
41%12:30 AME12:36 PMWSW-6:33 AMS246,874 mi
6
31%1:16 AMESE1:17 PMWSW-7:16 AMS243,843 mi
7
21%2:06 AMESE2:02 PMWSW-8:03 AMS240,326 mi
8
13%3:01 AMESE2:52 PMWSW-8:56 AMS236,579 mi
9
6%4:00 AMESE3:49 PMWSW-9:54 AMS232,916 mi
10
2%5:03 AMESE4:52 PMWSW-10:57 AMS229,673 mi
11
0%6:06 AMESE5:57 PMWSW-12:02 PMS227,162 mi
12
1%7:07 AMESE7:02 PMWSW-1:05 PMS225,606 mi
13
5%8:03 AMESE8:04 PMWSW-2:04 PMS225,102 mi
14
12%8:54 AMESE9:02 PMWSW-2:59 PMS225,608 mi
15
22%9:41 AME9:57 PMW-3:49 PMS226,973 mi
16
32%10:25 AME10:50 PMW-4:37 PMS228,980 mi
17
44%11:08 AME11:43 PMW-5:24 PMS231,397 mi
18
50%11:51 AMENE--6:12 PMN234,010 mi
19
66%-12:36 AMWNW12:36 PMENE7:02 PMN236,654 mi
20
76%-1:30 AMWNW1:24 PMENE7:53 PMN239,216 mi
21
85%-2:26 AMWNW2:15 PMENE8:48 PMN241,632 mi
22
92%-3:22 AMWNW3:08 PMENE9:43 PMN243,873 mi
23
96%-4:19 AMWNW4:03 PMENE10:39 PMN245,923 mi
24
99%-5:13 AMWNW4:58 PMENE11:32 PMN247,768 mi
25
100%-6:03 AMWNW5:52 PMENE--
26
100%-6:50 AMWNW6:42 PMENE12:22 AMN249,373 mi
27
99%-7:32 AMWNW7:30 PMENE1:08 AMN250,686 mi
28
96%-8:11 AMWNW8:15 PME1:51 AMN251,627 mi
29
91%-8:47 AMW8:58 PME2:32 AMS252,102 mi
30
85%-9:22 AMW9:41 PME3:11 AMS252,009 mi
31
77%-9:57 AMW10:24 PME3:49 AMS251,257 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 Burao is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 3, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 23% of the time, while on January 23, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Burao

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 240%Jan 240%Jan 10%Jan 10%Jan 110%Jan 110%humidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 Burao is gradually decreasing during January, decreasing from 9.2 miles per hour to 8.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 20.5 miles per hour, while on October 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Burao

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 Burao throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 83% on January 1.

Wind Direction in January in Burao

Wind Direction in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebeastnorth
northeastsouthwest
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 Burao 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 Burao

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 16coolcomfortablewarmhotcold
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 Burao are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 555°F, from 18°F to 573°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in January in Burao

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 Burao is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.8 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Burao

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in BuraoJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhDecFebJan 16.5 kWhJan 16.5 kWhJan 317.0 kWhJan 317.0 kWhJan 116.6 kWhJan 116.6 kWhJan 216.8 kWhJan 216.8 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 Burao are 9.522 deg latitude, 45.534 deg longitude, and 3,415 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Burao contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 118 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,422 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (505 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,446 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Burao is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (28%), and sparse vegetation (12%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (39%) and grassland (38%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (44%) and shrubs (31%).

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

Burao is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Burao, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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