Savé weather in January

In January, Savé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 54% 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 Savé's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Savé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:12 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Savé is Benin.

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 Savé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Savé

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.

Savé weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°50.911.63.6
Feb36° / 24°152.911.72.5
Mar36° / 25°498.611.92.2
Apr34° / 25°8313.112.22.6
May33° / 24°11917.412.42.9
Jun31° / 23°13821.412.53.2
Jul30° / 23°16623.312.43.5
Aug29° / 23°18122.712.33.7
Sep30° / 23°17622.5123.3
Oct32° / 23°9716.411.83.4
Nov34° / 23°16411.63.6
Dec34° / 22°51.111.53.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37822
47822
57723
67624
77525
87426
97426
107228
117129
127129
137030
146931
156832
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317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Savé gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1329112919
2339112919
3349102819
4348102720
5358102621
6358102621
7358102522
835792523
9357102523
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12337102426
13327102426
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15317102528
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:076:39
211.57:076:40
311.57:086:40
411.57:086:41
511.57:096:41
611.57:096:42
711.67:096:42
811.67:106:43
911.67:106:43
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1511.67:126:46
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1911.67:136:48
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Savé

In seasonPeak

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

Savé's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Savé 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 Savé?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Savé in January

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

In January, Savé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Savé 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 Savé peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 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 Savé 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 Savé 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 Savé?

Savé sits at 8.0°N, 2.5°E, 190 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Glazoué, 30 km away.

Dassa-ZoumèOuesséSavalouKétouBantéIganganCové

Topography around Savé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Savé has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Savé is covered by trees (39%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
523 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Glazoué 30 km · Dassa-Zoumè 46 km · Ouessé 51 km · Savalou 57 km · Kétou 76 km · Banté 78 km · Igangan 86 km · Cové 92 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 Savé (8.0342°, 2.4866°, elevation 190 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).