Niangoloko weather in January

In January, Niangoloko sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°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 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 Niangoloko's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niangoloko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Niangoloko is village in Burkina Faso.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Niangoloko reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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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How January really feels in Niangoloko

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.

Niangoloko 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
Jan34° / 20°20.511.54.2
Feb36° / 23°4111.72.6
Mar37° / 25°204.211.91.7
Apr36° / 26°5610.612.21.8
May34° / 25°8813.912.52.5
Jun32° / 24°9515.412.63.4
Jul30° / 23°17822.612.53.5
Aug29° / 23°22825.512.33.4
Sep30° / 22°16421.812.13.6
Oct32° / 23°7612.911.83.9
Nov34° / 21°101.811.53.9
Dec33° / 20°10.211.44.3

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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

Any precipitation

Niangoloko gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% 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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196121
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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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 6:41 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Niangoloko

In seasonPeak

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

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

Niangoloko sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Niangoloko?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Niangoloko in January

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

In January, Niangoloko sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niangoloko 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 Niangoloko peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Niangoloko 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 Niangoloko is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1651 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niangoloko?

Niangoloko sits at 10.3°N, 4.9°W, 353 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kaouara, 37 km away.

NambinguéDiawalaOrodaraNielléFerkessédougou

Topography around Niangoloko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niangoloko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around Niangoloko is covered by shrubs (36%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
531 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Kaouara 37 km · Ouangolodougou 43 km · Banfora 44 km · Nambingué 53 km · Diawala 64 km · Orodara 78 km · Niellé 78 km · Ferkessédougou 83 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 Niangoloko (10.2833°, -4.9167°, elevation 353 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).