Bria weather in January

In January, Bria sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 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 34°C through the month. 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 Bria's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bria is city of the 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bria reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°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)
13419
23419
33419
43419
53419
63419
73419
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123419
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303520
313520

How January really feels in Bria

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.

Bria 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
Jan34° / 19°20.611.73.5
Feb36° / 21°102.111.82.6
Mar35° / 23°589.7122.6
Apr32° / 23°12817.512.13.0
May31° / 22°16222.512.33.4
Jun29° / 21°14023.212.43.7
Jul29° / 21°16224.712.33.7
Aug29° / 21°18626.112.23.5
Sep29° / 21°18825.1123.4
Oct30° / 21°19925.911.93.3
Nov31° / 20°477.811.74.5
Dec33° / 19°30.811.64.2

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26733
36733
46634
56535
66436
76436
86238
96238
106040
115941
125941
135941
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195545
205545
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225446
235446
245545
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285644
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bria gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
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121
132
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312

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16916105
26916105
36916105
4701695
5711694
6721594
7731584
8731485
9731485
10741385
11751285
12751285
13761185
14771085
15761095
16751096
177410106
187410106
197310116
207310116
217110127
227011127
236911137
246911137
256712147
266712147
276612157
286513157
296513157
306414157
316314167

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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278calm
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308calm
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 5:46 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:465:24
211.65:475:24
311.65:475:25
411.65:485:25
511.65:485:26
611.65:485:26
711.65:495:27
811.65:495:27
911.65:495:28
1011.65:505:28
1111.65:505:29
1211.65:505:29
1311.65:515:30
1411.75:515:30
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1911.75:525:32
2011.75:535:33
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2511.75:535:35
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3111.75:545:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bria

In seasonPeak

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

Bria's rainy season runs April–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 Bria?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bria in January

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

In January, Bria sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bria 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 Bria peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 18UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bria 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 Bria is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1274 µg/m³Sep 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bria?

Bria sits at 6.5°N, 22.0°E, 572 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Ippy, 90 km away.

IppyBambariAlindaoBangassouNdéléGbadoliteKouangoKaga-Bandoro

Topography around Bria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 582 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Bria is covered by shrubs (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ippy 90 km · Bambari 169 km · Alindao 189 km · Bangassou 220 km · Ndélé 255 km · Gbadolite 274 km · Kouango 283 km · Kaga-Bandoro 313 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 Bria (6.5423°, 21.9863°, elevation 572 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).