Ébolowa weather in January

In January, Ébolowa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 69 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ébolowa's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ébolowa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
73%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ébolowa is City 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ébolowa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
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232920
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293021
303021
313021

How January really feels in Ébolowa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ébolowa 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
Jan29° / 20°6913.811.94.7
Feb30° / 21°8815.211.94.1
Mar30° / 21°18324.6123.3
Apr29° / 21°20726.312.13.2
May29° / 21°20026.912.13.3
Jun28° / 20°18425.812.23.8
Jul27° / 20°15624.612.24.2
Aug27° / 20°1512512.14.1
Sep27° / 20°24128.3123.5
Oct28° / 20°28529.511.93.4
Nov28° / 20°20024.411.93.8
Dec29° / 20°8514.811.84.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33367
43367
53367
63268
73268
83169
93070
102971
112971
122872
132872
142773
152575
162575
172575
182575
192377
202377
212278
222278
232278
242278
252377
262377
272476
282575
292575
302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ébolowa gets around 69 mm of rain over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
341
441
541
641
741
842
942
1042
1142
1243
1343
1443
1543
1644
1744
1845
1945
2045
2146
2246
2346
2446
2547
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10158212
20168112
31267912
41267813
51277713
61277713
71287613
81287613
91287514
101287514
111287514
121287514
131287514
141277614
151277614
161177714
170177814
180167914
190167815
200167815
210157915
220058015
230057916
240057916
250057817
260057817
270057718
280057718
290047719
300047620
310047521

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 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 6:24 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:14
211.86:246:14
311.86:246:15
411.86:256:15
511.86:256:15
611.86:266:16
711.86:266:16
811.86:266:17
911.86:276:17
1011.86:276:18
1111.86:286:18
1211.86:286:19
1311.86:286:19
1411.86:296:19
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1611.86:296:20
1711.96:306:21
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1911.96:306:21
2011.96:306:22
2111.96:316:22
2211.96:316:22
2311.96:316:23
2411.96:316:23
2511.96:326:23
2611.96:326:24
2711.96:326:24
2811.96:326:24
2911.96:326:24
3011.96:326:25
3111.96:336:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
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184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ébolowa?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ébolowa in January

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

In January, Ébolowa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1355 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ébolowa?

Ébolowa sits at 2.9°N, 11.2°E, 583 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Lolodorf, 59 km away.

MakakMbalmayoEbebiyinSangmélimaEsékaBitam

Topography around Ébolowa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ébolowa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 995 m.

The land around Ébolowa is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
995 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Lolodorf 59 km · Ambam 59 km · Makak 73 km · Mbalmayo 79 km · Ebebiyin 86 km · Sangmélima 93 km · Eséka 94 km · Bitam 100 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 Ébolowa (2.9°, 11.15°, elevation 583 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).