Kamabi weather in January

In January, Kamabi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kamabi's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamabi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:23 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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 Kamabi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°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 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 Kamabi

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.

Kamabi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°10.211.43.6
Feb37° / 20°00.111.62.2
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.0
Apr39° / 25°00.112.30.7
May38° / 26°112.312.61.1
Jun35° / 25°6710.112.72.6
Jul31° / 24°19621.412.73.1
Aug30° / 24°29925.512.42.9
Sep31° / 23°22322.712.12.9
Oct33° / 23°8211.911.73.5
Nov34° / 21°81.311.43.7
Dec34° / 19°10.111.33.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46733
56733
66832
76832
86832
96931
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
157030
167030
177228
187228
197327
207327
217327
227426
237525
247525
257426
267426
277426
287426
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kamabi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189632
289632
389632
491531
591531
691531
791531
891531
991531
1091540
1191540
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1691540
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2290631
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2489731
2589731
2689731
2789731
2887832
2987832
3087832
3186842

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 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 7:18 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:186:35
211.37:196:36
311.37:196:36
411.37:196:37
511.37:206:37
611.37:206:38
711.37:206:38
811.37:216:39
911.37:216:40
1011.37:216:40
1111.37:226:41
1211.37:226:41
1311.37:226:42
1411.37:226:42
1511.37:226:43
1611.37:236:43
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2011.47:236:45
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3011.47:246:50
3111.57:236:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kamabi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kamabi?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kamabi in January

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

In January, Kamabi sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kamabi 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 Kamabi peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kamabi 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 Kamabi is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1271 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May54Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kamabi?

Kamabi sits at 12.4°N, 13.4°W, 76 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Koundara, 16 km away.

KoumbiaGabúDiaoubéWendou BorouKédougou

Topography around Kamabi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamabi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Kamabi is covered by cropland (36%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
751 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
January weather nearby: Koundara 16 km · Koumbia 67 km · Gabú 89 km · Médina Gounas 90 km · Diaoubé 100 km · Vélingara 113 km · Wendou Borou 119 km · Kédougou 135 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 Kamabi (12.4°, -13.4167°, elevation 76 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).