Bitam weather in January

In January, Bitam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 58 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Bitam's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:27 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
76%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bitam is town in northern Gabon.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bitam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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How January really feels in Bitam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 6 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
6
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.

Bitam 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
Jan30° / 21°5812.711.94.5
Feb30° / 21°7813.611.94.1
Mar30° / 21°16523.1123.3
Apr30° / 21°19025.5123.0
May29° / 21°15525.712.13.3
Jun28° / 21°12822.512.14.1
Jul27° / 20°10419.612.14.8
Aug28° / 20°10219.612.14.7
Sep28° / 21°17426.2123.4
Oct28° / 21°21627.9123.3
Nov29° / 20°17825.111.93.5
Dec29° / 21°7414.611.94.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62674
72674
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112377
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312377

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bitam gets around 58 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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28017326
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30017128
31017128

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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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 6:21 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:216:14
211.96:216:14
311.96:226:15
411.96:226:15
511.96:226:15
611.96:236:16
711.96:236:16
811.96:246:17
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bitam?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bitam in January

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

In January, Bitam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bitam 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 Bitam peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 21UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bitam 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 Bitam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1351 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bitam?

Bitam sits at 2.1°N, 11.5°E, 575 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 21 km away.

AmbamOyemCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Bitam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Bitam is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
610 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ebebiyin 21 km · Ambam 42 km · Oyem 54 km · Ciudad de la Paz 92 km · Ébolowa 100 km · Sangmélima 109 km · Lolodorf 154 km · Mbalmayo 160 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 Bitam (2.076°, 11.5007°, elevation 575 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).