Yaloké weather in January

In January, Yaloké sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 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 Yaloké's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaloké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Yaloké is human settlement in 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yaloké reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°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 Yaloké

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.

Yaloké 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
Jan33° / 19°40.911.74.4
Feb34° / 20°143.411.83.5
Mar33° / 22°7413123.2
Apr31° / 22°12318.912.13.4
May30° / 21°1332012.23.8
Jun29° / 21°11420.712.34.1
Jul28° / 20°14924.112.34.2
Aug28° / 20°19827.112.23.8
Sep28° / 20°21527123.3
Oct29° / 20°21026.711.93.3
Nov31° / 20°6610.711.84.4
Dec32° / 19°61.211.74.8

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 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46040
55941
65941
75743
85644
95644
105446
115446
125446
135347
145248
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245050
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yaloké gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821062
2821062
383962
482972
582972
683872
782882
882783
982783
1082783
1182693
1281694
1381694
14806104
15796105
16777115
17767116
18738127
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20719137
216810148
226810148
236511159
246511159
256312169
266312169
2761131610
2861131610
2961131610
3061131610
3161131610

Wind in January

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:46
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311.76:055:47
411.76:055:47
511.76:055:48
611.76:065:48
711.76:065:49
811.76:075:49
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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 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.2Intense
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66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yaloké

In seasonPeak

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

Yaloké'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 Yaloké?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yaloké in January

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

In January, Yaloké sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yaloké 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 Yaloké peaks around March 19 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 19UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yaloké 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 Yaloké is worst in December — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateDec 2365 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yaloké?

Yaloké sits at 5.3°N, 17.1°E, 720 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bossembélé, 61 km away.

BoaliBaoroBossangoaBozoumCarnotBouarBobangui

Topography around Yaloké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaloké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 708 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Yaloké is covered by shrubs (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bossembélé 61 km · Boali 127 km · Baoro 131 km · Bossangoa 136 km · Bozoum 137 km · Carnot 142 km · Bouar 180 km · Bobangui 181 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 Yaloké (5.3195°, 17.1011°, elevation 720 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).