Boké weather in January

In January, Boké sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Boké's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:24 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Boké is city in Guinea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Boké reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Boké

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.

Boké weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°00.111.43.7
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.6
Mar37° / 22°10.211.92.0
Apr37° / 23°20.412.22.1
May35° / 24°437.612.52.7
Jun31° / 24°21223.812.62.9
Jul29° / 23°4453012.62.8
Aug29° / 23°54930.512.42.9
Sep30° / 23°41428.912.12.7
Oct31° / 23°24827.511.82.6
Nov32° / 22°6110.511.54.0
Dec33° / 20°30.611.44.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
67030
77030
87129
97129
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127327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Boké gets around 0 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1221823306
2241824305
3251824295
4251824284
5261924274
6271924273
7271925263
8271925263
9271926252
10271927242
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
137calm
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317calm

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 7:19 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:196:41
211.47:206:42
311.47:206:42
411.47:206:43
511.47:216:43
611.47:216:44
711.47:216:45
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Boké

In seasonPeak

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

Boké's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Boké?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boké. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boké in January

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

In January, Boké sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Boké in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 50 km away) is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Boké in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boké peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (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 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Boké 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 Boké is worst in May — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 15102 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May109Unhealthy
Jun32Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Boké?

Boké sits at 10.9°N, 14.3°W, 49 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kolaboui, 19 km away.

KamsarSangarédiWendou BorouFriaXitoleKoumbiaTélimélé

Topography around Boké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Boké is covered by trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kolaboui 19 km · Kamsar 47 km · Sangarédi 60 km · Wendou Borou 71 km · Fria 100 km · Xitole 106 km · Koumbia 129 km · Télimélé 137 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 Boké (10.9322°, -14.2905°, elevation 49 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. 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).