Bouca weather in January

In January, Bouca sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Bouca's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Bouca is human settlement in Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic.

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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bouca reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with 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 Bouca

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.

Bouca 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
Jan35° / 19°10.211.73.4
Feb36° / 22°41.211.82.2
Mar36° / 24°348.3121.9
Apr34° / 24°7713.112.12.5
May32° / 23°10516.412.33.2
Jun31° / 22°11618.712.43.6
Jul29° / 22°18925.312.33.4
Aug29° / 21°22827.312.23.3
Sep30° / 21°19925.6123.2
Oct30° / 22°1772411.93.2
Nov33° / 21°386.511.73.9
Dec34° / 19°20.411.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 (%)
16832
26832
36733
46733
56634
66535
76436
86436
96337
106139
116139
126139
135941
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bouca gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188741
288741
387751
488651
588651
688651
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1388651
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297312105
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

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
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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 6:01 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:015:39
211.66:025:39
311.66:025:40
411.66:025:40
511.66:035:41
611.66:035:41
711.66:045:42
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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 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
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46.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bouca

In seasonPeak

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

Bouca's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bouca sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bouca?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bouca in January

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

In January, Bouca sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bouca 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 Bouca peaks around March 21 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 highMar 21UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bouca 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 Bouca is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1493 µg/m³Sep 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar45Poor
Apr25Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bouca?

Bouca sits at 6.5°N, 18.3°E, 463 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Batangafo, 88 km away.

BatangafoBossangoaDekoaKaga-BandoroSibutKaboBossembéléYaloké

Topography around Bouca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Bouca is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Batangafo 88 km · Bossangoa 91 km · Dekoa 91 km · Kaga-Bandoro 114 km · Sibut 124 km · Kabo 138 km · Bossembélé 154 km · Yaloké 185 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 Bouca (6.5073°, 18.2767°, elevation 463 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).