Tô weather in January

In January, Tô sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°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 33°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 's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see 's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:36 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tô reaches about 33°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 30°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 Tô

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.

Tô 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° / 20°00.111.44.4
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.7
Mar38° / 26°51.711.91.2
Apr38° / 27°266.212.21.2
May36° / 26°5211.112.52.1
Jun33° / 24°6712.912.73.3
Jul30° / 23°13819.912.63.6
Aug29° / 23°22024.512.43.5
Sep30° / 23°14219.612.13.7
Oct33° / 23°458.411.73.6
Nov35° / 21°30.611.53.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.1

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Tô 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 (%)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

DaylightNight

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 6:32 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:325:52
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311.36:335:53
411.36:335:54
511.46:335:54
611.46:345:55
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Tô

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tô?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tô in January

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

In January, sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tô 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 peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tô 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 is worst in December — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 1975 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tô?

Tô sits at 11.4°N, 2.2°W, 314 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Gao, 23 km away.

SapouyFara DepartmentTitaSabouBoromoKoudougou

Topography around Tô

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tô has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m.

The land around is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
213 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Gao 23 km · Léo 40 km · Sapouy 51 km · Fara Department 60 km · Tita 62 km · Sabou 69 km · Boromo 84 km · Koudougou 91 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 (11.4438°, -2.2255°, elevation 314 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).