Ndali weather in January

In January, Ndali sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ndali's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:14 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Ndali is commune of Benin.

Density
6/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ndali reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
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How January really feels in Ndali

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.

Ndali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°10.111.54.4
Feb35° / 22°40.911.72.9
Mar37° / 24°163.311.91.9
Apr36° / 25°5811.212.22.1
May33° / 24°1171812.42.7
Jun31° / 23°13419.512.63.4
Jul29° / 22°20424.912.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26726.812.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20523.912.13.2
Oct32° / 22°7512.711.83.5
Nov34° / 21°40.711.53.5
Dec34° / 20°10.111.44.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28317
38317
48317
58218
68119
78020
88020
97921
107822
117723
127624
137624
147525
157426
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177327
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307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ndali 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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311

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191621
291621
391621
490631
590631
690631
790631
889731
987742
1087742
1187742
1286752
1385753
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1584763
1684763
1783773
1883773
1981874
2081874
2181874
2281874
2379984
2479984
2579984
2678994
27771094
28771094
29771094
307610104
317610104

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:096:35
211.47:106:36
311.47:106:36
411.47:106:37
511.47:116:37
611.47:116:38
711.47:116:38
811.57:126:39
911.57:126:39
1011.57:126:40
1111.57:136:40
1211.57:136:41
1311.57:136:41
1411.57:136:42
1511.57:146:42
1611.57:146:43
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1811.57:146:44
1911.57:156:44
2011.57:156:45
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2911.67:156:49
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3111.67:156:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6 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
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ndali

In seasonPeak

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

Ndali's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ndali sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ndali?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ndali for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ndali in January

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

In January, Ndali sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndali 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 Ndali peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ndali 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 Ndali is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1283 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndali?

Ndali sits at 9.9°N, 2.7°E, 394 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Pèrèrè, 30 km away.

BembèrèkèNikkiParakouSinendéTobréKalaléPéhonko

Topography around Ndali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Ndali is covered by shrubs (36%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pèrèrè 30 km · Bembèrèkè 41 km · Nikki 54 km · Parakou 59 km · Sinendé 66 km · Tobré 74 km · Kalalé 87 km · Péhonko 89 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 Ndali (9.8636°, 2.7209°, elevation 394 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).