Bama weather in January

In January, Bama sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bama's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:46 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bama reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 17 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
17
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.

Bama weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°10.211.45.0
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.2
Mar37° / 25°41.311.91.6
Apr38° / 27°235.512.31.2
May36° / 26°5211.412.52.0
Jun33° / 24°7913.612.73.2
Jul30° / 23°1662112.63.6
Aug29° / 22°2462512.43.5
Sep30° / 22°16119.912.13.8
Oct33° / 23°5710.911.73.7
Nov34° / 21°20.511.43.7
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bama 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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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:426:00
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bama

In seasonPeak

None of Bama's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Bama sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bama?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bama in January

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

In January, Bama sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bama in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bama peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highMar 18UV 13Jan 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bama 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 Bama is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2160 µg/m³Aug 1413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bama?

Bama sits at 12.0°N, 4.4°W, 350 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Solenzo, 37 km away.

YorossoPaKarankassoBobo-DioulassoNounaDédougou

Topography around Bama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 368 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m.

The land around Bama is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
229 m
80 km
333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Solenzo 37 km · Kouri 47 km · Yorosso 55 km · Pa 85 km · Karankasso 94 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 96 km · Nouna 97 km · Dédougou 112 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Bama (12.0357°, -4.3987°, elevation 350 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).