Bélabo weather in January

In January, Bélabo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bélabo's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bélabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Bélabo is commune of Cameroon.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bélabo reaches about 32°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 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 19 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
19
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.

Bélabo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°71.711.74.7
Feb33° / 20°183.511.83.8
Mar32° / 21°9011.7123.6
Apr30° / 21°17821.912.13.4
May29° / 21°18925.212.23.6
Jun28° / 21°16523.112.34.2
Jul27° / 20°15723.112.34.3
Aug27° / 20°17224.212.24.1
Sep27° / 20°22426.4123.8
Oct28° / 20°31129.111.93.6
Nov29° / 20°14016.511.84.6
Dec31° / 19°213.411.75.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46040
56040
65941
75842
85743
95644
105644
115446
125446
135347
145347
155248
165050
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214753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bélabo gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
125282621
226282521
327272421
428272420
529272420
630262320
731262419
831262419
931262418
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1431242718
1531232718
1631232819
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1830212920
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2029193022
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2228183123
2327173124
2427163225
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:18 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:186:02
211.76:196:02
311.76:196:02
411.76:206:03
511.76:206:03
611.76:206:04
711.76:216:04
811.76:216:05
911.76:226:05
1011.76:226:06
1111.76:226:06
1211.76:236:07
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1911.76:256:10
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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 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
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256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bélabo

In seasonPeak

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

Bélabo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bélabo sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bélabo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bélabo in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bélabo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bélabo peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bélabo 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 Bélabo is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.2× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 16104 µg/m³Sep 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bélabo?

Bélabo sits at 4.9°N, 13.3°E, 614 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bertoua, 58 km away.

Abong MbangNanga EbokoBatouriNkotengMbandjokGaroua BoulaïNgaoundal

Topography around Bélabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bélabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Bélabo is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bertoua 58 km · Abong Mbang 106 km · Nanga Eboko 107 km · Batouri 131 km · Nkoteng 148 km · Mbandjok 164 km · Garoua Boulaï 174 km · Ngaoundal 174 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

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 Bélabo (4.9333°, 13.3°, elevation 614 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).