Kérouané weather in January

In January, Kérouané sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kérouané's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kérouané's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:00 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kérouané reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
13116
23116
33116
43116
53116
63116
73217
83217
93217
103217
113217
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243217
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283318
293318
303318
313318

How January really feels in Kérouané

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.

Kérouané weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°71.311.55.1
Feb34° / 19°152.511.73.9
Mar34° / 22°539.511.93.1
Apr33° / 22°1181812.22.8
May31° / 21°20525.512.42.8
Jun30° / 21°21026.212.53.1
Jul28° / 21°2472812.53.4
Aug28° / 21°28027.612.33.6
Sep29° / 20°25527.512.13.1
Oct31° / 20°16923.411.83.3
Nov32° / 19°417.211.64.5
Dec32° / 17°5111.55.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37624
47624
57624
67624
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137525
147525
157624
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187822
197822
207822
217921
228020
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288218
298218
308218
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kérouané gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
53
63
74
84
94
104
114
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305
315

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17513840
27612840
37612840
47711840
57711840
67711840
77611850
87710850
97710850
107610860
117510960
1274101060
1374101060
1472101170
1572101170
1671101270
1770101280
1869101380
1969101380
2068101480
2168101480
2268101480
2367101580
2466111580
2566111580
2665111590
2765111590
2865111590
2964111591
3065111491
3165111491

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
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
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 6:55 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:556:23
211.56:566:24
311.56:566:24
411.56:566:25
511.56:576:25
611.56:576:26
711.56:576:26
811.56:586:27
911.56:586:27
1011.56:586:28
1111.56:596:28
1211.56:596:29
1311.56:596:29
1411.56:596:30
1511.57:006:30
1611.57:006:31
1711.57:006:31
1811.57:006:32
1911.57:016:32
2011.57:016:33
2111.57:016:33
2211.57:016:34
2311.57:016:34
2411.67:016:34
2511.67:016:35
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2711.67:026:36
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3011.67:026:37
3111.67:026:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kérouané

In seasonPeak

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

Kérouané's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kérouané?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kérouané in January

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

In January, Kérouané sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kérouané 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 Kérouané peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kérouané 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 Kérouané is worst in February — around 147 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 18.1× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyFeb 12144 µg/m³Aug 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan131Unhealthy
Feb147Unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kérouané?

Kérouané sits at 9.3°N, 9.0°W, 533 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Moussadou, 71 km away.

MoussadouBeylaMacentaKissidougouAlbadériaVoinjamaKankanYende Millimou

Topography around Kérouané

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kérouané has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 509 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 942 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,213 m.

The land around Kérouané is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
942 m
80 km
1,213 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Moussadou 71 km · Beyla 76 km · Macenta 95 km · Kissidougou 119 km · Albadéria 123 km · Voinjama 124 km · Kankan 128 km · Yende Millimou 134 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 Kérouané (9.2667°, -9.0167°, elevation 533 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).