Japekrom weather in January

In January, Japekrom sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Japekrom's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Japekrom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Japekrom reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Japekrom

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.

Japekrom weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°152.811.64.0
Feb35° / 24°366.311.82.9
Mar34° / 24°8814.711.92.6
Apr33° / 24°10617.412.22.8
May32° / 24°10518.712.33.2
Jun30° / 23°10518.712.43.8
Jul29° / 22°8917.612.44.5
Aug28° / 22°10818.112.24.6
Sep29° / 22°14223.4123.6
Oct30° / 22°11020.211.83.7
Nov31° / 22°519.911.74.3
Dec32° / 22°153.411.64.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
37921
47822
57723
67723
77624
87624
97426
107426
117327
127327
137129
147129
157129
167129
177030
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237228
247327
257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Japekrom gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13611142514
23811132513
33911132513
43911122612
54010122612
64110112612
74110112712
84110102712
94110102713
104110102713
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21358112620
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23338122621
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25328122623
26328122623
27318112624
28318112624
29318112625
30308102626
31308102526

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:276:01
211.66:286:02
311.66:286:02
411.66:286:03
511.66:296:03
611.66:296:04
711.66:306:04
811.66:306:05
911.66:306:05
1011.66:316:06
1111.66:316:06
1211.66:316:07
1311.66:326:07
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1611.66:326:09
1711.66:336:09
1811.66:336:09
1911.66:336:10
2011.66:336:10
2111.66:336:11
2211.66:346:11
2311.66:346:12
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2611.66:346:13
2711.66:346:13
2811.76:346:13
2911.76:346:14
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3111.76:346:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Japekrom

In seasonPeak

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

Japekrom sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Japekrom?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Japekrom in January

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

In January, Japekrom sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Japekrom in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Japekrom peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jan 1UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Japekrom 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 Japekrom is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1077 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Japekrom?

Japekrom sits at 7.6°N, 2.8°W, 267 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Berekum, 26 km away.

NsoatreTandaBondoukouSunyaniAtronieAgnibilékrou

Topography around Japekrom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Japekrom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Japekrom is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
520 m
80 km
680 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Berekum 26 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 35 km · Nsoatre 40 km · Tanda 49 km · Bondoukou 52 km · Sunyani 57 km · Atronie 63 km · Agnibilékrou 68 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Japekrom (7.5758°, -2.7852°, elevation 267 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).