Moïssala weather in January

In January, Moïssala sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 50% 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 Moïssala's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moïssala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:11 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Moïssala is town in Mandoul 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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Moïssala reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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 Moïssala

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.

Moïssala weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.63.3
Feb38° / 22°00.111.71.6
Mar39° / 26°72.111.90.6
Apr38° / 27°377.512.21.2
May35° / 25°8113.512.42.4
Jun32° / 24°12117.912.53.1
Jul30° / 23°21625.212.43.1
Aug30° / 22°27027.112.33.1
Sep31° / 22°19223.4123.1
Oct32° / 23°9817.111.83.3
Nov35° / 22°71.311.63.2
Dec35° / 19°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Moïssala gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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 6:06 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:065:38
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.31 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 Moïssala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Moïssala sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Moïssala?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moïssala in January

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

In January, Moïssala sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moïssala 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 Moïssala peaks around March 20 at about 14 (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 highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moïssala 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 Moïssala is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2243 µg/m³Jul 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moïssala?

Moïssala sits at 8.3°N, 17.8°E, 385 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Koumra, 68 km away.

DobaSarhKaboBatangafoBébédja

Topography around Moïssala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moïssala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Moïssala is covered by shrubs (46%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), shrubs (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Koumra 68 km · Bédiondo 71 km · Maro 98 km · Doba 107 km · Sarh 112 km · Kabo 119 km · Batangafo 129 km · Bébédja 137 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 Moïssala (8.3404°, 17.7663°, elevation 385 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).