Dori weather in January

In January, Dori sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°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 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dori's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dori's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:32 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Dori is place in Sahel Region, Burkina Faso.

Density: 18/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← December Dori year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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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 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Dori reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33
Avg low (°C)	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	18
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

How January really feels in Dori

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 6 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dori weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	0	0	11.3	5.8
Feb	34° / 21°	0	0	11.5	3.8
Mar	38° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	1.3
Apr	40° / 28°	2	0.5	12.3	0.0
May	40° / 29°	8	2.5	12.6	0.1
Jun	38° / 28°	22	5.9	12.8	1.4
Jul	34° / 26°	68	12.4	12.7	2.7
Aug	32° / 25°	123	15.9	12.5	3.3
Sep	35° / 25°	49	8.4	12.1	2.9
Oct	37° / 25°	7	2.1	11.7	1.8
Nov	36° / 22°	0	0	11.3	2.6
Dec	33° / 19°	0	0	11.2	4.9

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	83
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dori gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:28	5:39
2	11.2	6:28	5:39
3	11.2	6:28	5:40
4	11.2	6:29	5:40
5	11.2	6:29	5:41
6	11.2	6:29	5:42
7	11.2	6:30	5:42
8	11.2	6:30	5:43
9	11.2	6:30	5:43
10	11.2	6:31	5:44
11	11.2	6:31	5:44
12	11.2	6:31	5:45
13	11.2	6:31	5:45
14	11.2	6:31	5:46
15	11.2	6:32	5:47
16	11.3	6:32	5:47
17	11.3	6:32	5:48
18	11.3	6:32	5:48
19	11.3	6:32	5:49
20	11.3	6:32	5:49
21	11.3	6:32	5:50
22	11.3	6:32	5:50
23	11.3	6:32	5:51
24	11.3	6:33	5:51
25	11.3	6:33	5:52
26	11.3	6:33	5:52
27	11.3	6:32	5:53
28	11.3	6:32	5:53
29	11.4	6:32	5:54
30	11.4	6:32	5:54
31	11.4	6:32	5:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright
31	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dori

In seasonPeak

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

Dori sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dori?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dori in January

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

In January, Dori sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dori 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 Dori peaks around March 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	11	11	10	9	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Dori 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 Dori is worst in February — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	70	80	79	60	44	35	20	14	16	32	41	58
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	70	Unhealthy
Feb	80	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	60	Unhealthy
May	44	Poor
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	58	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Dori?

Dori sits at 14.0°N, 0.0°W, 287 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Téra, 85 km away.

Topography around Dori

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dori has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Dori is covered by grassland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

grassland 43%

16 km

85 m

grassland 85%

80 km

259 m

grassland 87%

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← December Dori year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Téra 85 km · Mani 88 km · Aribinda 92 km · Bogandé 118 km · Ayorou 128 km · Pissila 129 km · Méhana 132 km · Yalgo 151 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

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 Dori (14.0333°, -0.0333°, elevation 287 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	18
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	18
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	18
2	31	17
3	31	17
4	30	17
5	30	17
6	30	17
7	30	17
8	30	17
9	30	17
10	30	18
11	31	18
12	31	18
13	31	18
14	31	18
15	31	18
16	31	18
17	31	18
18	31	18
19	31	18
20	31	18
21	31	18
22	32	18
23	32	18
24	32	19
25	32	19
26	32	19
27	32	19
28	32	19
29	32	19
30	33	19
31	33	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	79	21
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100