Lambaréné weather in January

In January, Lambaréné sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 234 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Lambaréné's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lambaréné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
83%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Lambaréné is town in 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lambaréné reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13024
23024
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43024
53024
63024
73024
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93024
103124
113124
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How January really feels in Lambaréné

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.

Lambaréné weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°23428.2122.6
Feb31° / 24°20524.5122.5
Mar31° / 24°25128.2122.4
Apr31° / 24°22926.4122.5
May31° / 24°19525.2123.0
Jun28° / 23°437.4125.8
Jul27° / 22°122.5126.8
Aug28° / 22°133.1126.6
Sep29° / 23°8113.9124.5
Oct30° / 24°27028.3122.8
Nov30° / 24°35329.6122.6
Dec30° / 24°30429.5122.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141189
151189
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201189
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301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lambaréné gets around 234 mm of rain over 28.2 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 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
391
491
591
691
791
891
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3089
3189

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
105149
115149
125149
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215050
225050
235050
244951
254852
264753
274654
284555
294456
304357
314258

Wind in January

Winds average 4 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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:23
212.06:216:24
312.06:226:24
412.06:226:25
512.06:236:25
612.06:236:26
712.06:246:26
812.06:246:26
912.06:256:27
1012.06:256:27
1112.06:256:28
1212.06:266:28
1312.06:266:28
1412.06:266:29
1512.06:276:29
1612.06:276:29
1712.06:286:30
1812.06:286:30
1912.06:286:30
2012.06:296:31
2112.06:296:31
2212.06:296:31
2312.06:306:32
2412.06:306:32
2512.06:306:32
2612.06:306:32
2712.06:316:33
2812.06:316:33
2912.06:316:33
3012.06:316:33
3112.06:316:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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174.5Bright
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224.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lambaréné

In seasonPeak

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

Lambaréné'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 Lambaréné?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lambaréné.

What to pack for Lambaréné in January

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

In January, Lambaréné sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Lambaréné in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lambaréné peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeMar 20UV 14Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lambaréné 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 Lambaréné is worst in February — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateFeb 1329 µg/m³Oct 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lambaréné?

Lambaréné sits at 0.7°S, 10.2°E, 26 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Oyam, 74 km away.

OyamNtoumOwendoLibrevilleMouilaPort-GentilAkandaKoulamoutou

Topography around Lambaréné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lambaréné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Lambaréné is covered by trees (54%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
876 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Oyam 74 km · Ntoum 132 km · Owendo 137 km · Libreville 150 km · Mouila 158 km · Port-Gentil 162 km · Akanda 177 km · Koulamoutou 252 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 Lambaréné (-0.7001°, 10.2406°, elevation 26 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).