Nanga Eboko weather in January

In January, Nanga Eboko sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.8 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 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Nanga Eboko's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nanga Eboko's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Nanga Eboko reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°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 2°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 18 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
18
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.

Nanga Eboko 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° / 21°8211.84.6
Feb34° / 22°14311.83.6
Mar33° / 22°6711.1123.3
Apr31° / 22°12519.112.13.4
May30° / 22°13421.912.23.6
Jun29° / 21°11120.812.34.1
Jul28° / 21°9619.712.24.7
Aug28° / 21°10220.512.24.6
Sep28° / 21°13923.2124.1
Oct28° / 21°18725.511.93.9
Nov29° / 21°951311.84.9
Dec31° / 21°122.411.75.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45842
55842
65842
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125347
135347
145347
155149
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264753
274753
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nanga Eboko gets around 8 mm of rain over 2 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
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297
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121335400
2131335390
3131335380
4141335380
5151335370
6151335370
7161335360
8161335360
9161334361
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
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127calm
137calm
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317calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:06
211.76:226:06
311.76:236:07
411.76:236:07
511.76:236:08
611.76:246:08
711.76:246:09
811.76:246:09
911.76:256:09
1011.76:256:10
1111.76:266:10
1211.76:266:11
1311.76:266:11
1411.86:276:12
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1811.86:286:13
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Nanga Eboko

In seasonPeak

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

Nanga Eboko sees seasonal dust haze (February–March), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Nanga Eboko?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nanga Eboko in January

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

In January, Nanga Eboko sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nanga Eboko 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 Nanga Eboko peaks around March 24 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 24UV 14Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nanga Eboko 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 Nanga Eboko is worst in February — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1280 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr32Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nanga Eboko?

Nanga Eboko sits at 4.7°N, 12.4°E, 615 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Nkoteng, 41 km away.

AkonolingaBélaboObalaOkoaAbong MbangBafia

Topography around Nanga Eboko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nanga Eboko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 610 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m.

The land around Nanga Eboko is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
550 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Nkoteng 41 km · Mbandjok 58 km · Akonolinga 103 km · Bélabo 107 km · Obala 109 km · Okoa 115 km · Abong Mbang 119 km · Bafia 126 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 Nanga Eboko (4.6833°, 12.3667°, elevation 615 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).