Kindia weather in January

In January, Kindia sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kindia's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kindia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:17 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kindia is human settlement.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kindia reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°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 Kindia

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.

Kindia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°30.611.54.3
Feb35° / 22°10.311.73.2
Mar36° / 23°41.111.92.4
Apr36° / 24°183.812.22.3
May33° / 24°10017.112.52.7
Jun30° / 23°21926.612.62.9
Jul28° / 22°40329.512.53.2
Aug28° / 22°46130.212.33.2
Sep29° / 22°32628.312.13.0
Oct30° / 22°13123.811.83.2
Nov31° / 22°276.911.54.7
Dec32° / 21°30.711.44.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
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197624
207624
217624
227624
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287822
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kindia gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
73
83
93
103
113
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133
143
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182
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311

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172137242
2182137232
3182137222
4192138212
5192138202
6192138202
7192138202
8182139201
9182139211
10182139211
11172139221
12162040221
13162140231
14152140231
15152140231
16142140231
17142141231
18142141231
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21132142221
22132242221
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24142243211
25142343201
26142343201
27142442191
28142442181
29142442181
30142542171
31142542171

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:126:37
211.47:126:38
311.47:136:38
411.47:136:39
511.47:136:39
611.47:146:40
711.47:146:40
811.47:146:41
911.47:156:41
1011.47:156:42
1111.57:156:42
1211.57:166:43
1311.57:166:43
1411.57:166:44
1511.57:166:44
1611.57:176:45
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1911.57:176:46
2011.57:176:47
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2211.57:186:48
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3011.67:186:51
3111.67:186:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
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65.5Bright
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275.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kindia

In seasonPeak

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

Kindia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kindia?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kindia in January

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

In January, Kindia sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kindia 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 Kindia peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kindia 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 Kindia is worst in April — around 253 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 15.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 15231 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb110Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr253Very unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun29Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kindia?

Kindia sits at 10.1°N, 12.9°W, 415 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kolenté, 53 km away.

KolentéCoyahManéahForécariahDubrékaFriaMamouTélimélé

Topography around Kindia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kindia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m.

The land around Kindia is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
1,039 m
80 km
1,191 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kolenté 53 km · Coyah 69 km · Manéah 70 km · Forécariah 74 km · Dubréka 78 km · Fria 86 km · Mamou 92 km · Télimélé 96 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 Kindia (10.0569°, -12.8658°, elevation 415 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).