Bitkine weather in January

In January, Bitkine sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bitkine's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitkine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:15 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Bitkine is place in Guéra Region, Chad.

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 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bitkine reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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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How January really feels in Bitkine

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.

Bitkine weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 16°0011.44.4
Feb36° / 19°0011.62.6
Mar39° / 23°00.111.90.7
Apr40° / 26°72.112.30.0
May39° / 27°318.512.50.7
Jun36° / 26°5812.312.71.9
Jul32° / 24°14721.312.62.9
Aug30° / 23°23625.812.43.1
Sep32° / 23°13318.412.13.2
Oct35° / 23°275.711.72.9
Nov36° / 20°10.211.42.8
Dec34° / 17°0011.34.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bitkine 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:115:30
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311.36:125:31
411.36:125:31
511.36:135:32
611.36:135:32
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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 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bitkine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bitkine sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bitkine?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bitkine in January

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

In January, Bitkine sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bitkine in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bitkine peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bitkine 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 Bitkine is worst in March — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1567 µg/m³Aug 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May26Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bitkine?

Bitkine sits at 12.0°N, 18.2°E, 468 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mongo, 56 km away.

BokoroAtiMangalméUmm HājarBoussoAm TimanDourbali

Topography around Bitkine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitkine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m.

The land around Bitkine is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
1,201 m
80 km
1,227 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mongo 56 km · Bokoro 133 km · Ati 138 km · Mangalmé 158 km · Umm Hājar 217 km · Bousso 233 km · Am Timan 248 km · Dourbali 256 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 Bitkine (11.9801°, 18.2138°, elevation 468 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).