Kaga-Bandoro weather in January

In January, Kaga-Bandoro sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Kaga-Bandoro's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaga-Bandoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kaga-Bandoro is city.

Density
822/km²
people per km²

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 35°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kaga-Bandoro 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 33°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)
13519
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313621

How January really feels in Kaga-Bandoro

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.

Kaga-Bandoro 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°00.111.63.0
Feb37° / 22°3111.81.9
Mar37° / 25°306.6121.7
Apr35° / 25°7913.512.12.3
May32° / 24°11417.612.33.1
Jun31° / 23°12819.712.43.5
Jul29° / 22°20125.112.43.4
Aug29° / 22°23626.812.23.3
Sep30° / 22°21225.7123.1
Oct31° / 22°18523.811.83.1
Nov33° / 21°345.411.73.8
Dec35° / 19°10.411.63.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36832
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96337
106238
116139
126040
135941
145941
155842
165743
175743
185743
195644
205644
215644
225743
235644
245743
255743
265842
275842
285941
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kaga-Bandoro 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 1% 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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186851
287841
387841
487841
588741
688741
788741
889641
989641
1089641
1189641
1289641
1388642
1487652
1587652
1687652
1784763
1884763
1983773
2082873
2180884
2280884
2378994
2478994
2578994
26779104
277610104
287610104
297510114
307510114
317510114

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
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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249calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
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 5:58 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.65:585:34
211.65:595:35
311.65:595:35
411.66:005:36
511.66:005:36
611.66:005:37
711.66:015:37
811.66:015:38
911.66:015:38
1011.66:025:39
1111.66:025:39
1211.66:025:40
1311.66:035:40
1411.66:035:41
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1611.66:035:42
1711.66:045:42
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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 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
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136.3Intense
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286.4Intense
296.4Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kaga-Bandoro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaga-Bandoro 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 Kaga-Bandoro?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kaga-Bandoro in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaga-Bandoro 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 Kaga-Bandoro peaks around March 20 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 20UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaga-Bandoro 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 Kaga-Bandoro is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 13105 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb112Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kaga-Bandoro?

Kaga-Bandoro sits at 7.0°N, 19.2°E, 416 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Dekoa, 75 km away.

KaboBatangafoBoucaSibutBossangoaBambariMoïssala

Topography around Kaga-Bandoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaga-Bandoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m.

The land around Kaga-Bandoro is covered by grassland (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
330 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Dekoa 75 km · Kabo 100 km · Batangafo 106 km · Bouca 114 km · Sibut 142 km · Bossangoa 199 km · Bambari 213 km · Moïssala 217 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 Kaga-Bandoro (6.9896°, 19.1874°, elevation 416 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).