Quelele weather in January

In January, Quelele sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Quelele's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quelele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:31 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

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 Quelele reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 Quelele

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.

Quelele weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°10.111.46.6
Feb30° / 23°00.111.66.4
Mar30° / 24°0011.96.6
Apr30° / 24°0012.36.9
May29° / 25°40.812.56.8
Jun29° / 26°7310.212.75.3
Jul28° / 25°36926.412.63.7
Aug28° / 25°48928.612.43.6
Sep28° / 25°29625.812.13.6
Oct29° / 26°12118.811.74.2
Nov30° / 26°173.211.55.6
Dec30° / 23°10.211.36.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66634
76634
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127129
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Quelele gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1233025157
2243025156
3253025146
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:266:45
211.37:276:46
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411.37:276:47
511.37:286:47
611.37:286:48
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Quelele

In seasonPeak

None of Quelele's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Quelele sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Quelele's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Quelele sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Quelele?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quelele in January

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

In January, Quelele sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Quelele in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in February 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
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Quelele in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quelele peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Quelele 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 Quelele is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1884 µg/m³Aug 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May53Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Quelele?

Quelele sits at 11.9°N, 15.6°W, 39 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bairro Militar, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Quelele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quelele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Quelele is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, water (39%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Bairro Militar 2.0 km · Plaque 3.0 km · Contumo 3.0 km · Missira 3.0 km · Belem 4.0 km · Luanda 4.0 km · Bissau 4.0 km · Sintra-Nema 4.0 km

Guinea-Bissau travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Safe drinking water
24%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 46%folk religions 31%Christian 19%other or unaffiliated 4%

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 Quelele (11.8667°, -15.6333°, elevation 39 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).