Franceville weather in January

In January, Franceville sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 146 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Franceville's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Franceville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Franceville is City in Gabon, West Africa.

Founded
1880

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 Franceville reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 32°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 Franceville

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.

Franceville 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
Jan30° / 22°14621.812.13.4
Feb31° / 22°15220.312.13.1
Mar31° / 22°17623.4122.9
Apr31° / 22°16523.6123.0
May30° / 22°13823.511.93.4
Jun29° / 21°409.611.95.6
Jul28° / 20°266.811.96.5
Aug29° / 21°4711.711.95.2
Sep29° / 21°10920.9123.8
Oct30° / 21°19727.4123.1
Nov30° / 21°20726.512.13.1
Dec30° / 21°18424.912.13.3

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112179
122179
132179
142080
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Franceville gets around 146 mm of rain over 21.8 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 71% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
274
374
473
573
672
772
871
970
1070
1169
1269
1369
1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1970
2070
2170
2270
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2671
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3070
3170

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107930
217920
317920
417920
518910
618910
718910
819900
919900
1019900
1119900
1219900
1319900
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1609910
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2207930
2307930
2407930
2507930
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 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 6:06 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:12
212.16:066:12
312.16:076:12
412.16:076:13
512.16:086:13
612.16:086:14
712.16:096:14
812.16:096:15
912.16:106:15
1012.16:106:15
1112.16:106:16
1212.16:116:16
1312.16:116:16
1412.16:126:17
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1612.16:126:18
1712.16:136:18
1812.16:136:18
1912.16:136:18
2012.16:146:19
2112.16:146:19
2212.16:146:19
2312.16:156:20
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2512.16:156:20
2612.16:166:20
2712.16:166:20
2812.16:166:21
2912.16:166:21
3012.16:176:21
3112.16:176:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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55.0Bright
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265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Franceville?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Franceville.

What to pack for Franceville in January

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

In January, Franceville sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Franceville in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Franceville peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Franceville 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 Franceville is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1828 µg/m³Oct 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Franceville?

Franceville sits at 1.6°S, 13.6°E, 405 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Moanda, 43 km away.

MoandaKoulamoutouDjambalaMossendjoSibitiMakokouMouyondzi

Topography around Franceville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Franceville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Franceville is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
264 m
80 km
545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Moanda 43 km · Koulamoutou 136 km · Djambala 164 km · Mossendjo 176 km · Sibiti 229 km · Gamboma 255 km · Makokou 258 km · Mouyondzi 265 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 Franceville (-1.6333°, 13.5836°, elevation 405 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).