Tanguiéta weather in January

In January, Tanguiéta sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°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 Tanguiéta's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanguiéta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:21 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tanguiéta 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 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)
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How January really feels in Tanguiéta

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.

Tanguiéta 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°10.211.44.5
Feb35° / 22°50.811.63.0
Mar37° / 25°153.611.91.9
Apr36° / 25°5712.512.22.1
May33° / 24°9717.112.52.9
Jun31° / 23°10016.812.63.8
Jul29° / 23°17423.812.63.7
Aug28° / 22°27327.812.43.5
Sep29° / 22°24525.712.13.3
Oct31° / 22°12718.811.83.5
Nov34° / 20°91.811.53.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.3

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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
48317
58317
68218
78119
88020
98020
107921
117723
127723
137624
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308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanguiéta gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
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1198200
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2593322
2693322
2793322
2893322
2993322
3093322
3194321

Wind in January

Winds average 10 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 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
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1110calm
1210calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

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 7:16 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:166:40
211.47:176:40
311.47:176:41
411.47:186:41
511.47:186:42
611.47:186:42
711.47:196:43
811.47:196:43
911.47:196:44
1011.47:206:44
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1211.47:206:45
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1411.47:216:46
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1611.47:216:47
1711.47:216:48
1811.57:216:48
1911.57:226:49
2011.57:226:49
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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 5.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 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
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65.9Bright
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146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
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186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tanguiéta

In seasonPeak

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

Tanguiéta's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tanguiéta in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta peaks around September 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 14UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tanguiéta 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 Tanguiéta is worst in December — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1696 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec98Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanguiéta?

Tanguiéta sits at 10.6°N, 1.3°E, 242 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Toukountouna, 18 km away.

BoukoumbéKompiengaPéhonkoMango

Topography around Tanguiéta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanguiéta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m.

The land around Tanguiéta is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
423 m
80 km
550 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Toukountouna 18 km · Matéri 24 km · Cobly 33 km · Natitingou 37 km · Boukoumbé 52 km · Kompienga 78 km · Péhonko 92 km · Mango 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 Tanguiéta (10.6212°, 1.2665°, elevation 242 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).