Gueckedou weather in January

In January, Gueckedou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.6 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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Gueckedou's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gueckedou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:03 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Gueckedou is town in southern 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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Gueckedou reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°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 Gueckedou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 14 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
14
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.

Gueckedou 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
Jan32° / 20°152.611.65.0
Feb33° / 22°28511.73.9
Mar33° / 23°7912.311.93.5
Apr31° / 23°12218.512.23.4
May30° / 22°22625.712.43.1
Jun28° / 22°27827.612.53.3
Jul27° / 21°29028.312.43.6
Aug27° / 21°33028.212.33.6
Sep28° / 21°35128.412.13.3
Oct29° / 21°28229.411.83.1
Nov29° / 21°12416.511.64.5
Dec30° / 20°183.611.55.8

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37327
47228
57228
67228
77228
87129
97129
107129
117030
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177228
187327
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207327
217426
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317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gueckedou gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.6 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 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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46
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107
118
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251221365
2261222355
3261223345
4271224335
5271225325
6271226315
7271226315
8261127315
9261127315
10261127315
11251127315
12251127316
13251127316
14241127317
15241126327
16241126327
17231126328
18231125328
19231225328
20231224338
21221224339
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23221224339
242213233310
252113233210
262113233210
272113243211
282014243111
292014243111
302015243111
312015243011

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:58 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:586:29
211.56:596:29
311.56:596:30
411.57:006:30
511.57:006:31
611.57:006:31
711.57:016:32
811.57:016:32
911.57:016:33
1011.57:026:33
1111.57:026:34
1211.57:026:34
1311.57:036:35
1411.57:036:35
1511.57:036:36
1611.67:036:36
1711.67:046:37
1811.67:046:37
1911.67:046:38
2011.67:046:38
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gueckedou

In seasonPeak

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

Gueckedou's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Gueckedou?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gueckedou in January

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

In January, Gueckedou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highSep 11UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou is worst in March — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 17136 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb83Unhealthy
Mar143Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gueckedou?

Gueckedou sits at 8.6°N, 10.1°W, 430 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Foya Kamara, 24 km away.

VoinjamaKissidougouMacentaKoiduAlbadériaSegbwema

Topography around Gueckedou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gueckedou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Gueckedou is covered by trees (40%), grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Foya Kamara 24 km · Yende Millimou 36 km · Voinjama 45 km · Kissidougou 69 km · Macenta 73 km · Koidu 93 km · Albadéria 109 km · Segbwema 110 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 Gueckedou (8.5674°, -10.1336°, elevation 430 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).