Koumbia weather in January

In January, Koumbia sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Koumbia's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koumbia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:22 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Koumbia 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 31°C and 35°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)
13319
23319
33319
43319
53319
63319
73319
83319
93319
103319
113319
123319
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313420

How January really feels in Koumbia

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.

Koumbia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°10.311.44.1
Feb36° / 21°10.111.62.9
Mar37° / 23°10.111.91.9
Apr38° / 25°20.712.31.5
May36° / 25°356.812.52.0
Jun32° / 24°1301712.73.0
Jul30° / 23°28926.712.63.0
Aug30° / 23°37428.312.42.9
Sep31° / 23°29726.812.12.7
Oct32° / 23°17820.611.73.1
Nov32° / 21°264.211.54.4
Dec33° / 19°20.311.34.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 28%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66931
77030
87030
97129
107228
117228
127327
137327
147327
157426
167426
177525
187525
197525
207525
217525
227525
237525
247525
257426
267426
277327
287327
297327
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Koumbia gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
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261
271
281
291
301
311

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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1701794
2711784
3731683
4731683
5731683
6741682
7741682
8741682
9741682
10741682
11731692
12721792
13721792
14721792
15721792
16721792
17711892
18721882
19721882
20721882
21721882
22731872
23731872
24731872
25731773
26731773
27731773
28731773
29731773
30721783
31721783

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:37 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:186:37
211.37:186:37
311.37:186:38
411.37:196:38
511.37:196:39
611.37:196:39
711.37:206:40
811.37:206:40
911.37:206:41
1011.37:216:41
1111.47:216:42
1211.47:216:43
1311.47:216:43
1411.47:226:44
1511.47:226:44
1611.47:226:45
1711.47:226:45
1811.47:226:46
1911.47:226:46
2011.47:236:47
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2711.47:236:50
2811.57:236:50
2911.57:236:51
3011.57:236:51
3111.57:236:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Koumbia

In seasonPeak

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

Koumbia's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Koumbia?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Koumbia in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koumbia 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 Koumbia peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Koumbia 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 Koumbia is worst in May — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 1188 µg/m³Aug 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun29Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koumbia?

Koumbia sits at 11.8°N, 13.5°W, 115 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Wendou Borou, 58 km away.

Wendou BorouKamabiKoundaraSangarédiGabúTéliméléBokéBafatá

Topography around Koumbia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koumbia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m.

The land around Koumbia is covered by trees (41%) and shrubs (38%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,072 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Wendou Borou 58 km · Kamabi 67 km · Koundara 79 km · Sangarédi 83 km · Gabú 95 km · Télimélé 112 km · Boké 129 km · Bafatá 133 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 Koumbia (11.8°, -13.5°, elevation 115 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).