Ciudad de la Paz weather in January

In January, Ciudad de la Paz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 138 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ciudad de la Paz's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad de la Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ciudad de la Paz reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
192920
202920
212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272920
282920
292920
302920
312920

How January really feels in Ciudad de la Paz

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ciudad de la Paz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°13823.111.93.8
Feb29° / 20°15621.911.93.5
Mar29° / 20°25128.4122.9
Apr29° / 20°26128122.9
May29° / 20°24128.712.13.1
Jun27° / 20°19324.812.14.0
Jul26° / 20°13621.312.14.6
Aug27° / 20°13923.312.14.3
Sep27° / 20°26628.5123.4
Oct28° / 20°33230.1123.3
Nov28° / 20°29228.511.93.3
Dec28° / 20°17225.311.93.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51783
61783
71783
81684
91684
101684
111684
121585
131585
141585
151387
161387
171288
181189
191189
201189
211189
221189
231288
241288
251387
261288
271387
281387
291585
301585
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ciudad de la Paz gets around 138 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
475
575
674
774
874
974
1074
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1874
1974
2074
2174
2274
2375
2475
2575
2675
2775
2875
2975
3075
3175

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127820
227820
327820
437720
537720
637720
737720
837720
937720
1037621
1137621
1237621
1327622
1427622
1527523
1627523
1717623
1817524
1917524
2017425
2107525
2207426
2307426
2407327
2507327
2607228
2707228
2807129
2907030
3006931
3106931

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:236:17
211.96:236:18
311.96:236:18
411.96:246:19
511.96:246:19
611.96:256:19
711.96:256:20
811.96:266:20
911.96:266:21
1011.96:266:21
1111.96:276:22
1211.96:276:22
1311.96:276:22
1411.96:286:23
1511.96:286:23
1611.96:286:24
1711.96:296:24
1811.96:296:24
1911.96:296:25
2011.96:306:25
2111.96:306:25
2211.96:306:26
2311.96:316:26
2411.96:316:26
2511.96:316:26
2611.96:316:27
2711.96:316:27
2811.96:326:27
2911.96:326:28
3011.96:326:28
3111.96:326:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ciudad de la Paz?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad de la Paz.

What to pack for Ciudad de la Paz in January

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

In January, Ciudad de la Paz sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ciudad de la Paz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad de la Paz peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ciudad de la Paz 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 Ciudad de la Paz is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1341 µg/m³Oct 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad de la Paz?

Ciudad de la Paz sits at 1.6°N, 10.8°E, 454 m above sea level, in Equatorial Guinea. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 84 km away.

EbebiyinBitamAmbamBataÉbolowaKribi

Topography around Ciudad de la Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ciudad de la Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad de la Paz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 649 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 409 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m.

The land around Ciudad de la Paz is covered by trees (51%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
409 m
80 km
937 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ebebiyin 84 km · Oyem 84 km · Bitam 92 km · Ambam 102 km · Bata 121 km · Ébolowa 150 km · Ntoum 178 km · Kribi 181 km

Equatorial Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,615
2025
Road deaths
27.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 88%Protestant 5%other 5%Muslim 2%

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 Ciudad de la Paz (1.5925°, 10.8236°, elevation 454 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).