Boali weather in January

In January, Boali sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Boali's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:04 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Boali is human settlement.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Boali reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Boali

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.

Boali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°81.511.83.5
Feb35° / 22°173.811.82.8
Mar34° / 24°7312122.8
Apr33° / 23°10715.312.13.1
May32° / 23°10216.612.23.5
Jun31° / 23°8315.212.34.0
Jul30° / 22°11219.512.33.9
Aug29° / 22°16323.612.23.5
Sep30° / 22°17524.3123.2
Oct30° / 22°18925.111.93.1
Nov32° / 22°8313.111.83.8
Dec33° / 21°111.911.74.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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
45941
55842
65743
75743
85644
95545
105545
115446
125347
135248
145149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Boali gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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62
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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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1472113173
2482012173
3492012173
4502011163
5521910163
6521910163
7531810163
8531810163
9541710163
10541710163
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19501111226
20491012236
21481012247
2246912257
2345912268
2444812278
2543812289
2643812289
2742812299
2841812299
2941812309
3040812309
3140812309

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
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127calm
137calm
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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 5:59 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:595:42
211.75:595:43
311.76:005:43
411.76:005:44
511.76:015:44
611.76:015:45
711.76:015:45
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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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boali

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Boali?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boali. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boali in January

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

In January, Boali sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boali 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 Boali peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 19UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boali 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 Boali is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 1278 µg/m³Sep 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Boali?

Boali sits at 4.8°N, 18.1°E, 379 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bégoua, 59 km away.

BobanguiMbaïkiYaloké

Topography around Boali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 381 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Boali is covered by shrubs (37%), grassland (35%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
353 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bégoua 59 km · Bangui 68 km · Bimbo 68 km · Zongo 73 km · Bossembélé 74 km · Bobangui 83 km · Mbaïki 105 km · Yaloké 127 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Boali (4.8005°, 18.1275°, elevation 379 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).