Cobly weather in January

In January, Cobly sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cobly's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cobly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:22 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Cobly 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 31°C and 37°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)
13420
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33420
43420
53420
63320
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303522
313522

How January really feels in Cobly

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.

Cobly weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°10.111.53.8
Feb36° / 23°40.611.72.3
Mar38° / 26°11311.91.2
Apr37° / 27°4310.112.21.5
May35° / 26°6913.412.52.5
Jun32° / 24°7012.912.63.5
Jul30° / 23°1332112.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22925.912.33.4
Sep30° / 23°18621.712.13.5
Oct32° / 23°7813.311.83.7
Nov35° / 21°51.111.53.2
Dec35° / 20°0011.43.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48416
58416
68317
78218
88119
98119
108020
117822
127822
137723
147723
157723
167723
177723
187624
197624
207624
217723
227723
237723
247822
257822
268020
278020
288020
298020
308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cobly gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199010
299010
399010
499010
598110
698110
798110
898110
998110
1097210
1197210
1296211
1396211
1496211
1596211
1695311
1795311
1895311
1994312
2094312
2194312
2293322
2393322
2493322
2593322
2693322
2793322
2892422
2992422
3092422
3192422

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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1110calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 7:17 AM to 7:23 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)
111.47:176:41
211.47:186:42
311.47:186:42
411.47:186:43
511.47:196:43
611.47:196:44
711.47:196:44
811.47:206:45
911.47:206:45
1011.47:206:46
1111.47:216:46
1211.47:216:47
1311.47:216:47
1411.47:216:48
1511.47:226:48
1611.47:226:49
1711.57:226:49
1811.57:226:50
1911.57:226:50
2011.57:236:51
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2211.57:236:52
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2411.57:236:53
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2711.57:236:54
2811.57:236:54
2911.57:236:55
3011.57:236:55
3111.57:236:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cobly

In seasonPeak

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

Cobly's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cobly sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Cobly?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cobly in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cobly in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cobly peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Cobly 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 Cobly is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2084 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr41Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cobly?

Cobly sits at 10.5°N, 1.0°E, 247 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Matéri, 24 km away.

ToukountounaNatitingouMangoKompiengaNiamtougou

Topography around Cobly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cobly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Cobly is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
354 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Matéri 24 km · Tanguiéta 33 km · Boukoumbé 37 km · Toukountouna 41 km · Natitingou 47 km · Mango 60 km · Kompienga 72 km · Niamtougou 81 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 Cobly (10.4922°, 0.9997°, elevation 247 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).