Sapouy weather in January

In January, Sapouy sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 67% 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 Sapouy's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sapouy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:35 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Sapouy 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sapouy reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°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 Sapouy

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.

Sapouy weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.44.6
Feb36° / 22°10.411.62.8
Mar38° / 25°51.411.91.2
Apr38° / 27°265.512.21.1
May36° / 26°5210.712.52.1
Jun33° / 24°7012.712.73.4
Jul30° / 23°14820.412.63.6
Aug29° / 23°23125.212.43.5
Sep30° / 23°14719.612.13.8
Oct33° / 23°519.211.73.6
Nov35° / 21°20.611.53.2
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sapouy 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 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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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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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 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:05 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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sapouy

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sapouy sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Sapouy?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sapouy in January

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

In January, Sapouy sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sapouy 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 Sapouy peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sapouy 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 Sapouy is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1077 µg/m³Aug 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sapouy?

Sapouy sits at 11.6°N, 1.8°W, 336 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Gao, 45 km away.

LéoKokologoKombissiriSabouMangaZinguédéssé

Topography around Sapouy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sapouy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Sapouy is covered by cropland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

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treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Gao 45 km · 51 km · Léo 62 km · Kokologo 72 km · Kombissiri 74 km · Sabou 76 km · Manga 78 km · Zinguédéssé 80 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 Sapouy (11.5544°, -1.7736°, elevation 336 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).