Bousso weather in January

In January, Bousso sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bousso's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bousso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:19 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
35%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Bousso is city and subprefecture of 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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bousso reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°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 Bousso

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.

Bousso weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 18°0011.53.3
Feb38° / 21°0011.71.4
Mar41° / 25°10.411.90.0
Apr41° / 28°113.812.20.0
May38° / 27°4610.812.51.1
Jun35° / 25°7712.512.62.5
Jul31° / 24°1662212.63.1
Aug30° / 23°2222612.33.1
Sep31° / 23°14520.712.13.2
Oct34° / 24°428.111.83.1
Nov36° / 21°10.311.52.4
Dec35° / 19°0011.43.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%.

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

Any precipitation

Bousso 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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:145:38
211.46:155:39
311.46:155:39
411.46:165:40
511.46:165:40
611.46:165:41
711.46:175:41
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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 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bousso

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bousso sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bousso?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bousso in January

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

In January, Bousso sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bousso 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 Bousso peaks around March 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 13UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bousso 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 Bousso is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1365 µg/m³Jul 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bousso?

Bousso sits at 10.5°N, 16.7°E, 337 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Déressia, 94 km away.

LaïGuelendengBéréBongorGounou GayaYagouaKelo

Topography around Bousso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bousso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 331 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m.

The land around Bousso is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
42 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Déressia 94 km · Laï 129 km · Guelendeng 136 km · Béré 143 km · Bongor 148 km · Gounou Gaya 162 km · Yagoua 162 km · Kelo 164 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 Bousso (10.4847°, 16.7108°, elevation 337 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).