Dschang weather in January

In January, Dschang sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Dschang's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dschang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
3 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Dschang is city.

Density
380/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dschang reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Dschang weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°386.611.76.2
Feb29° / 16°8510.611.85.2
Mar28° / 18°29324.8124.0
Apr26° / 18°47529.512.13.4
May26° / 18°51330.912.23.4
Jun24° / 18°57429.912.33.5
Jul23° / 17°50830.312.33.5
Aug23° / 17°45630.412.23.4
Sep23° / 17°55229.8123.5
Oct25° / 17°5323111.93.5
Nov26° / 16°26626.311.84.0
Dec28° / 15°569.311.76.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36040
45941
55941
65842
75644
85545
95545
105347
115347
125248
135149
145050
155050
165050
174951
184753
194753
204654
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264555
274555
284654
294654
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dschang gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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315
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516
616
717
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1318
1419
1519
1620
1720
1821
1922
2022
2123
2224
2325
2426
2526
2627
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1415090
2424890
34347100
44346110
54445110
64444120
74543120
84543120
94542130
104542130
114442131
124441141
134441141
144440151
154440151
164339161
174339171
184339172
194238182
204237192
214137192
224136203
234135213
244135223
254034233
264033233
273933243
283933254
293833254
303733264
313733264

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
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314calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:14
211.76:336:14
311.76:336:15
411.76:336:15
511.76:346:16
611.76:346:16
711.76:356:17
811.76:356:17
911.76:356:17
1011.76:366:18
1111.76:366:18
1211.76:366:19
1311.76:376:19
1411.76:376:20
1511.76:376:20
1611.76:386:21
1711.76:386:21
1811.76:386:21
1911.76:386:22
2011.76:396:22
2111.76:396:23
2211.76:396:23
2311.76:396:23
2411.76:396:24
2511.76:406:24
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2711.76:406:25
2811.86:406:25
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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 5.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dschang

In seasonPeak

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

Dschang sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Dschang?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dschang in January

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

In January, Dschang sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dschang in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dschang peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dschang 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 Dschang is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12105 µg/m³Aug 1423 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dschang?

Dschang sits at 5.4°N, 10.1°E, 1,345 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Fontem, 19 km away.

Topography around Dschang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dschang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 1,372 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,651 m.

The land around Dschang is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
1,452 m
80 km
2,651 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Fontem 19 km · Mbouda 30 km · Kekem 32 km · Bafang 35 km · Melong 37 km · Bafoussam 40 km · Bandjoun 41 km · Bali 50 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 Dschang (5.444°, 10.0533°, elevation 1,345 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).