Tcholliré weather in January

In January, Tcholliré sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tcholliré's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tcholliré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:26 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tcholliré reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Tcholliré weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°0011.64.2
Feb36° / 20°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 23°20.611.90.8
Apr38° / 26°276.212.20.8
May36° / 25°9314.512.42.0
Jun33° / 24°1321812.53.0
Jul30° / 23°2102412.43.2
Aug30° / 22°27826.712.33.1
Sep31° / 22°21223.6123.1
Oct32° / 23°1041411.83.4
Nov34° / 20°41.111.63.6
Dec33° / 18°0011.54.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57228
67228
77129
87129
97030
106931
116832
126832
136832
146733
156733
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196634
206634
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316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tcholliré 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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91000
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29991
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31991

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:21 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:215:52
211.56:215:53
311.56:225:53
411.56:225:54
511.56:225:54
611.56:235:55
711.56:235:55
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1211.56:255:57
1311.56:255:58
1411.66:255:58
1511.66:265:59
1611.66:265:59
1711.66:266:00
1811.66:266:00
1911.66:266:01
2011.66:276:01
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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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tcholliré

In seasonPeak

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

Tcholliré's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tcholliré sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tcholliré?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tcholliré in January

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

In January, Tcholliré sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tcholliré 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 Tcholliré peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tcholliré 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 Tcholliré is worst in December — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2090 µg/m³Jul 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tcholliré?

Tcholliré sits at 8.4°N, 14.2°E, 382 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Lagdo, 92 km away.

LagdoTchéboaGarouaPitoaPalaNgaoundéréLéréTouboro

Topography around Tcholliré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tcholliré has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 736 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around Tcholliré is covered by cropland (34%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%), trees (24%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
736 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
1,407 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Lagdo 92 km · Tchéboa 129 km · Garoua 131 km · Pitoa 132 km · Pala 134 km · Ngaoundéré 136 km · Léré 138 km · Touboro 148 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 Tcholliré (8.4022°, 14.1698°, elevation 382 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).