Faya-Largeau weather in January

In January, Faya-Largeau sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Faya-Largeau's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faya-Largeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:22 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover: 22%; 12th clearest
Wind: 28 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.2; out of 10

Faya-Largeau is place in Borkou, Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← December Faya-Largeau year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical January day in Faya-Largeau reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

How January really feels in Faya-Largeau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Faya-Largeau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 13°	0	0	11	9.2
Feb	28° / 15°	0	0	11.4	7.9
Mar	33° / 19°	0	0	11.9	4.6
Apr	38° / 24°	0	0	12.4	1.3
May	41° / 27°	0	0.1	12.8	0.0
Jun	42° / 28°	0	0	13.1	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	2	0.5	13	0.0
Aug	40° / 28°	4	1.1	12.6	0.2
Sep	40° / 27°	1	0.2	12.1	0.4
Oct	36° / 24°	0	0	11.6	2.8
Nov	30° / 18°	0	0	11.2	6.6
Dec	26° / 14°	0	0	10.9	9.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	86
Cloudier (%)	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Faya-Largeau 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 28 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	29	breezy
2	29	breezy
3	29	breezy
4	29	breezy
5	29	breezy
6	29	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	breezy
9	29	breezy
10	29	breezy
11	29	breezy
12	28	breezy
13	28	breezy
14	28	breezy
15	28	breezy
16	28	breezy
17	28	breezy
18	28	breezy
19	28	breezy
20	27	breezy
21	27	breezy
22	27	breezy
23	27	breezy
24	27	breezy
25	27	breezy
26	27	breezy
27	27	breezy
28	27	breezy
29	27	breezy
30	27	breezy
31	27	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:18	5:15
2	10.9	6:19	5:16
3	11.0	6:19	5:16
4	11.0	6:19	5:17
5	11.0	6:20	5:17
6	11.0	6:20	5:18
7	11.0	6:20	5:18
8	11.0	6:21	5:19
9	11.0	6:21	5:20
10	11.0	6:21	5:20
11	11.0	6:21	5:21
12	11.0	6:21	5:21
13	11.0	6:21	5:22
14	11.0	6:22	5:23
15	11.0	6:22	5:23
16	11.0	6:22	5:24
17	11.0	6:22	5:24
18	11.1	6:22	5:25
19	11.1	6:22	5:26
20	11.1	6:22	5:26
21	11.1	6:22	5:27
22	11.1	6:22	5:27
23	11.1	6:22	5:28
24	11.1	6:22	5:29
25	11.1	6:22	5:29
26	11.1	6:22	5:30
27	11.1	6:22	5:30
28	11.2	6:22	5:31
29	11.2	6:22	5:32
30	11.2	6:21	5:32
31	11.2	6:21	5:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Faya-Largeau

In seasonPeak

In January, Faya-Largeau sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Faya-Largeau sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Faya-Largeau?

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

9.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Faya-Largeau for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Faya-Largeau in January

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

In January, Faya-Largeau sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Pack a windbreaker. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection.

a windbreakerlight clothessun protection

UV index in Faya-Largeau in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Faya-Largeau peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	8	12	12	11	11	8	12	12	10	7	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Faya-Largeau 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 Faya-Largeau is worst in January — around 151 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 72 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	151	149	137	109	100	86	74	72	81	112	107	148
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	151	Very unhealthy
Feb	149	Unhealthy
Mar	137	Unhealthy
Apr	109	Unhealthy
May	100	Unhealthy
Jun	86	Unhealthy
Jul	74	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	81	Unhealthy
Oct	112	Unhealthy
Nov	107	Unhealthy
Dec	148	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Faya-Largeau?

Faya-Largeau sits at 17.9°N, 19.1°E, 242 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Fada, 275 km away.

Topography around Faya-Largeau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faya-Largeau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Faya-Largeau is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

bare terrain 82%

16 km

159 m

bare terrain 98%

80 km

266 m

bare terrain 100%

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← December Faya-Largeau year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Fada 275 km · Biltine 425 km · Amdjarass 447 km · Iriba 458 km · Abéché 492 km · Umm Hājar 519 km · Ati 530 km · Moussoro 552 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

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 Faya-Largeau (17.9257°, 19.1043°, elevation 242 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	24	13
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	24	13
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	26	13
21	26	13
22	26	13
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	26	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	85	15
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	86	14
30	86	14
31	86	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100