Arfa Moussaïa weather in January

In January, Arfa Moussaïa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Arfa Moussaïa's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arfa Moussaïa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:12 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Arfa Moussaïa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 5 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
5
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.

Arfa Moussaïa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°50.511.45.6
Feb34° / 20°20.511.64.2
Mar35° / 22°71.611.92.9
Apr35° / 24°264.912.22.6
May33° / 23°9416.312.53.0
Jun30° / 21°20225.112.63.3
Jul28° / 21°26227.412.63.6
Aug27° / 21°29828.412.43.6
Sep28° / 20°23926.712.13.5
Oct30° / 20°12120.711.83.9
Nov31° / 19°163.211.55.3
Dec31° / 18°10.311.45.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47327
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137327
147327
157327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Arfa Moussaïa gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
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62
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194321
294321
394321
493331
592431
692431
792431
890541
990541
1090541
1189641
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1986941
2087940
2187940
2286950
2386950
2486950
2586950
2686950
2786950
2886950
2988840
3088840
3188840

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
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68calm
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88calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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227calm
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248calm
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288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:076:30
211.47:086:31
311.47:086:31
411.47:086:32
511.47:096:32
611.47:096:33
711.47:096:33
811.47:106:34
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1011.47:106:35
1111.47:116:35
1211.47:116:36
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1411.47:116:37
1511.47:126:37
1611.47:126:38
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2011.57:126:40
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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 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arfa Moussaïa

In seasonPeak

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

Arfa Moussaïa's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Arfa Moussaïa sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Arfa Moussaïa?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arfa Moussaïa in January

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

In January, Arfa Moussaïa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arfa Moussaïa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arfa Moussaïa peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 17UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Arfa Moussaïa 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 Arfa Moussaïa is worst in April — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 1396 µg/m³Aug 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Arfa Moussaïa?

Arfa Moussaïa sits at 10.8°N, 11.4°W, 668 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Dabola, 28 km away.

BissikrimaBankoTouguéMamouDinguirayeFaranah

Topography around Arfa Moussaïa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arfa Moussaïa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 670 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 m.

The land around Arfa Moussaïa is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
552 m
80 km
830 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Dabola 28 km · Dogomet 29 km · Bissikrima 48 km · Banko 71 km · Tougué 82 km · Mamou 90 km · Dinguiraye 92 km · Faranah 106 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Arfa Moussaïa (10.7667°, -11.3667°, elevation 668 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).