Mongo weather in January

In January, Mongo 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Mongo's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mongo'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
6:14 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Mongo is city in 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 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Mongo 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 28°C and 36°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 Mongo

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.

Mongo 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°0011.44.8
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.0
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.1
Apr40° / 25°62.312.30.2
May39° / 27°308.312.60.7
Jun36° / 26°621312.71.8
Jul32° / 24°17623.312.62.7
Aug30° / 23°28926.912.43.0
Sep32° / 23°14018.312.13.2
Oct35° / 23°255.411.73.0
Nov35° / 20°10.211.43.1
Dec33° / 17°0011.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mongo 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 10 km/h in January.

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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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 6:10 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.11 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 Mongo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Monsoon
Dust
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Feb
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Mongo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mongo in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mongo 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 Mongo 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
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mongo 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 Mongo is worst in March — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1663 µg/m³Aug 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mongo?

Mongo sits at 12.2°N, 18.7°E, 429 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Bitkine, 56 km away.

MangalméAtiUmm HājarBokoroAm TimanBoussoMoussoro

Topography around Mongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mongo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m.

The land around Mongo is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

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361 m
16 km
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80 km
1,219 m
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January weather nearby: Bitkine 56 km · Mangalmé 102 km · Ati 120 km · Umm Hājar 165 km · Bokoro 178 km · Am Timan 215 km · Bousso 287 km · Moussoro 288 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 Mongo (12.1851°, 18.6884°, elevation 429 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).