Bédiondo weather in January

In January, Bédiondo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bédiondo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bédiondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:14 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bédiondo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Bédiondo

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.

Bédiondo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.63.7
Feb37° / 21°00.111.72.0
Mar39° / 25°3111.90.7
Apr38° / 27°245.812.20.9
May35° / 26°6512.112.42.2
Jun32° / 24°10515.712.53.2
Jul30° / 23°2052512.53.2
Aug29° / 22°25626.812.33.2
Sep30° / 22°16322.212.13.4
Oct32° / 22°6212.911.83.7
Nov35° / 21°30.711.63.4
Dec34° / 18°0011.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87228
97129
107030
117030
126931
136832
146832
156733
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196634
206634
216634
226535
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306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bédiondo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. 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 0% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
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51000
61000
71000
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91000
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20991
21982
22982
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24982
25982
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27982
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:09 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:095:40
211.56:105:40
311.56:105:41
411.56:105:41
511.56:115:42
611.56:115:42
711.56:115:43
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1411.56:145:46
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1811.66:155:48
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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 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
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126.3Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bédiondo

In seasonPeak

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

Bédiondo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bédiondo sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bédiondo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bédiondo in January

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

In January, Bédiondo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bédiondo 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 Bédiondo 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
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bédiondo 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 Bédiondo is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1249 µg/m³Jul 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bédiondo?

Bédiondo sits at 8.6°N, 17.2°E, 386 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Doba, 37 km away.

BenoyMoundou

Topography around Bédiondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bédiondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Bédiondo is covered by cropland (50%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
264 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
January weather nearby: Doba 37 km · Koumra 51 km · Bébédja 68 km · Moïssala 71 km · Goré 74 km · Maro 88 km · Benoy 103 km · Moundou 122 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Bédiondo (8.6289°, 17.1864°, elevation 386 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).