Camayenne weather in January

In January, Camayenne sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Camayenne's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camayenne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:19 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Camayenne is area in Conakry.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Camayenne reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Camayenne weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°3111.58.3
Feb27° / 26°10.411.78.5
Mar27° / 26°10.211.98.5
Apr27° / 26°51.212.28.1
May27° / 26°8812.812.45.9
Jun27° / 26°35827.312.53.7
Jul27° / 25°77730.512.53.4
Aug26° / 25°86430.512.33.4
Sep27° / 25°51628.812.13.5
Oct27° / 25°22527.611.83.9
Nov28° / 26°7716.611.65.3
Dec28° / 26°12311.57.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Camayenne gets around 3 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 7:14 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:146:41
211.57:156:42
311.57:156:42
411.57:156:43
511.57:166:44
611.57:166:44
711.57:176:45
811.57:176:45
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1411.57:196:48
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1911.57:206:50
2011.57:206:51
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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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.59 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 Camayenne

In seasonPeak

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

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

Camayenne sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Camayenne?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Camayenne for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Camayenne in January

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

In January, Camayenne sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Camayenne in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in August 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Camayenne 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 Camayenne peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Camayenne 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 Camayenne is worst in April — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 1592 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr95Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun30Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Camayenne?

Camayenne sits at 9.5°N, 13.7°W, 6 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Conakry, 1.0 km away.

ForécariahFriaKindia

Topography around Camayenne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camayenne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Camayenne is covered by water (73%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
980 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Conakry 1.0 km · Dixinn 2.0 km · Dubréka 34 km · Manéah 37 km · Coyah 38 km · Forécariah 67 km · Fria 93 km · Kindia 107 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 Camayenne (9.535°, -13.6878°, elevation 6 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).