Mora weather in January

In January, Mora sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mora's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:30 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Mora 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Mora reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°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 Mora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 10 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
10
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.

Mora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 15°0011.45.5
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.2
Apr39° / 26°72.312.20.4
May38° / 26°348.612.51.3
Jun34° / 25°6613.712.62.6
Jul31° / 23°14522.512.63.1
Aug30° / 22°21625.512.43.2
Sep31° / 22°10417.312.13.5
Oct34° / 22°235.211.83.2
Nov34° / 19°00.111.53.6
Dec32° / 16°0011.45.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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

Any precipitation

Mora gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:265:47
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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 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.17 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 Mora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mora sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Mora?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mora in January

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

In January, Mora sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mora 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 Mora peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Mora 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 Mora is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 2098 µg/m³Jul 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mora?

Mora sits at 11.0°N, 14.1°E, 460 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gwoza, 49 km away.

BamaMagaKaéléDikwa

Topography around Mora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 470 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m.

The land around Mora is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
434 m
16 km
707 m
80 km
1,158 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Gwoza 49 km · Mokolo 50 km · Maroua 54 km · Bogo 62 km · Bama 72 km · Maga 90 km · Kaélé 110 km · Dikwa 113 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 Mora (11.0461°, 14.1401°, elevation 460 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).