Banté weather in January

In January, Banté sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Banté's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:15 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Banté is commune of Benin.

Density
7/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Banté reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13421
23321
33321
43321
53321
63321
73321
83321
93321
103421
113421
123421
133421
143421
153421
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193422
203422
213422
223422
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243422
253522
263522
273522
283522
293522
303523
313523

How January really feels in Banté

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Banté weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°20.411.63.9
Feb36° / 23°11211.72.6
Mar36° / 25°457.711.92.1
Apr34° / 24°10414.612.22.4
May33° / 24°14119.312.42.7
Jun31° / 23°16521.812.53.1
Jul30° / 23°2282612.43.2
Aug29° / 22°26426.512.33.2
Sep30° / 23°22823.9123.1
Oct32° / 23°11216.711.83.4
Nov34° / 22°132.711.63.6
Dec34° / 21°20.511.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48020
57921
67921
77822
87723
97624
107624
117426
127426
137228
147228
157129
167129
176931
186931
196931
206931
216832
226832
236931
246931
256931
267030
277030
287129
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Banté gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
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242
252
262
272
282
292
302
312

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1541213192
2541213192
3531213202
4541212202
5531112213
6531112213
7531111223
8531111223
9511111234
10511111234
11501011245
12501011245
13491011255
14481011256
15471011266
1647911276
1746911287
1845911297
1944911307
2043811307
2142812317
2241812328
2340812338
2439712348
2538712348
2637712358
2737712369
2836712369
2936612369
3036612369
31366123610

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:106:41
211.57:106:42
311.57:116:42
411.57:116:43
511.57:126:43
611.57:126:44
711.57:126:44
811.57:136:45
911.57:136:45
1011.57:136:46
1111.57:146:46
1211.57:146:47
1311.57:146:47
1411.67:146:48
1511.67:156:48
1611.67:156:49
1711.67:156:49
1811.67:156:49
1911.67:166:50
2011.67:166:50
2111.67:166:51
2211.67:166:51
2311.67:166:52
2411.67:166:52
2511.67:166:52
2611.67:176:53
2711.67:176:53
2811.67:176:54
2911.67:176:54
3011.67:176:54
3111.67:176:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Banté

In seasonPeak

In January, Banté sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banté's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banté sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Banté?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banté. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Banté in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Banté sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Banté in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banté peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Banté in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Banté is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 984 µg/m³Aug 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banté?

Banté sits at 8.4°N, 1.9°E, 270 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Savalou, 55 km away.

SavalouOuesséGlazouéBassilaSavéDassa-ZoumèTchambaTchaourou

Topography around Banté

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banté.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m.

The land around Banté is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
518 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Savalou 55 km · Ouessé 60 km · Glazoué 61 km · Bassila 71 km · Savé 78 km · Dassa-Zoumè 80 km · Tchamba 86 km · Tchaourou 94 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banté (8.4122°, 1.8897°, elevation 270 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).