Akanda weather in January

In January, Akanda sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 209 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Akanda's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:33 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Akanda is city in Komo-Mondah, Gabon.

Founded
2013

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Akanda reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)
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312826

How January really feels in Akanda

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.

Akanda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°20928123.7
Feb28° / 26°17224.4123.8
Mar28° / 26°21127123.5
Apr28° / 26°21625.4123.6
May27° / 26°21824.8124.2
Jun26° / 25°7211.2126.3
Jul25° / 24°326.6127.2
Aug25° / 24°307.8127.0
Sep26° / 25°12319.7125.0
Oct26° / 25°28528.9123.7
Nov27° / 25°31929.1123.5
Dec27° / 25°26629.6123.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Akanda gets around 209 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
592
692
792
891
991
1091
1191
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1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
5919
69010
78911
88911
98812
108812
118713
128614
138614
148515
158515
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277723
287624
297525
307426
317327

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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:276:25
212.06:276:25
312.06:286:26
412.06:286:26
512.06:296:27
612.06:296:27
712.06:296:27
812.06:306:28
912.06:306:28
1012.06:316:29
1112.06:316:29
1212.06:316:30
1312.06:326:30
1412.06:326:30
1512.06:336:31
1612.06:336:31
1712.06:336:31
1812.06:346:32
1912.06:346:32
2012.06:346:32
2112.06:346:33
2212.06:356:33
2312.06:356:33
2412.06:356:34
2512.06:366:34
2612.06:366:34
2712.06:366:34
2812.06:366:35
2912.06:366:35
3012.06:376:35
3112.06:376:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Akanda

In seasonPeak

In January, Akanda sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Akanda's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Akanda?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akanda.

What to pack for Akanda in January

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

In January, Akanda sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Akanda in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Akanda 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 Akanda peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 23UV 13Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Akanda 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 Akanda is worst in February — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1130 µg/m³Oct 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct7Good
Nov11Good
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Akanda?

Akanda sits at 0.6°N, 9.3°E, 291 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Libreville, 28 km away.

OwendoNtoumBataPort-GentilOyamLambarénéCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Akanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m.

The land around Akanda is covered by trees (54%) and water (40%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
477 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Libreville 28 km · Owendo 40 km · Ntoum 54 km · Bata 148 km · Port-Gentil 160 km · Oyam 175 km · Lambaréné 177 km · Ciudad de la Paz 199 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Akanda (0.6073°, 9.3293°, elevation 291 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).