Barogo weather in January

In January, Barogo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Barogo's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:33 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Barogo 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 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 15 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
15
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.

Barogo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°00.111.35.2
Feb35° / 22°00.111.63.2
Mar38° / 25°20.611.91.1
Apr39° / 28°82.212.30.5
May38° / 28°22612.61.3
Jun35° / 26°461012.72.7
Jul32° / 24°1071712.73.3
Aug31° / 24°18621.212.43.4
Sep32° / 24°961412.13.6
Oct35° / 24°245.411.72.9
Nov36° / 21°10.111.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
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58218
68218
78119
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Barogo gets around 0 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 0% 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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:29 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:295:45
211.36:295:46
311.36:305:46
411.36:305:47
511.36:305:47
611.36:315:48
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1911.46:345:55
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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 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Barogo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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May
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Is January a good time to visit Barogo?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barogo in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barogo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barogo peaks around March 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 14UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Barogo 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 Barogo is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2277 µg/m³Aug 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Barogo?

Barogo sits at 12.6°N, 1.0°W, 311 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Korsimoro, 32 km away.

ZorgoSaabaNioko I

Topography around Barogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Barogo is covered by grassland (50%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
264 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Korsimoro 32 km · Mogtédo 33 km · Ziniaré 36 km · Yalgo 44 km · Boulsa 44 km · Zorgo 51 km · Saaba 53 km · Nioko I 54 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 Barogo (12.55°, -0.9667°, elevation 311 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).