Tibati weather in January

In January, Tibati sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tibati's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tibati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:29 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Tibati is commune of Cameroon.

Founded
1821

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tibati reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Tibati 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
Jan33° / 18°00.111.74.4
Feb34° / 20°30.611.83.5
Mar34° / 21°456.8123.2
Apr30° / 21°21821.912.13.3
May28° / 21°28627.712.33.4
Jun27° / 20°25527.112.43.8
Jul26° / 20°28428.512.33.7
Aug26° / 20°29428.812.23.6
Sep27° / 20°35228.8123.5
Oct28° / 20°31226.111.93.7
Nov31° / 19°405.611.75.0
Dec32° / 18°10.311.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46436
56436
66337
76238
86238
96139
106139
116040
125941
135941
145842
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tibati gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
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109730
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279163
289163
299163
309163
319262

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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109calm
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129calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:246:02
211.66:246:02
311.66:256:03
411.66:256:03
511.66:256:04
611.66:266:04
711.66:266:04
811.66:266:05
911.66:276:05
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1211.76:286:07
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1511.76:296:08
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1911.76:306:10
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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 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tibati

In seasonPeak

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

Tibati's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tibati?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tibati in January

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

In January, Tibati sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tibati 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 Tibati peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Feb 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tibati 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 Tibati is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1164 µg/m³Aug 2411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr36Poor
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tibati?

Tibati sits at 6.5°N, 12.6°E, 871 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Ngaoundal, 71 km away.

BanyoNgaoundéréGembuMagbaMeïgangaBélaboNanga Eboko

Topography around Tibati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tibati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around Tibati is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
948 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ngaoundal 71 km · Banyo 95 km · Ngaoundéré 143 km · Gembu 154 km · Magba 166 km · Meïganga 185 km · Bélabo 186 km · Nanga Eboko 200 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 Tibati (6.465°, 12.6284°, elevation 871 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).