Kouroussa weather in January

In January, Kouroussa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. 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 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kouroussa's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouroussa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:06 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Kouroussa 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kouroussa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
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How January really feels in Kouroussa

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.

Kouroussa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.511.44.8
Feb35° / 21°20.411.63.2
Mar37° / 24°92.111.92.0
Apr37° / 25°326.612.21.8
May34° / 24°10515.812.52.4
Jun31° / 22°18823.512.62.9
Jul30° / 22°25325.212.63.3
Aug29° / 22°30226.912.43.3
Sep30° / 22°25725.812.13.0
Oct32° / 21°14720.311.83.2
Nov33° / 20°17311.54.2
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107426
117426
127426
137426
147525
157525
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227921
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288218
298218
308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kouroussa gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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172
182
192
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194321
293421
392431
492431
592431
691441
790541
890541
989551
1088651
1187652
1286752
1386752
1485852
1585852
1684952
1784952
18831052
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20841042
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22831142
23831142
24831142
25831142
26841132
27841132
28851032
29851032
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31851032

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:016:24
211.47:016:25
311.47:026:25
411.47:026:26
511.47:036:26
611.47:036:27
711.47:036:27
811.47:046:28
911.47:046:28
1011.47:046:29
1111.47:046:29
1211.47:056:30
1311.47:056:30
1411.47:056:31
1511.47:056:32
1611.47:066:32
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1911.57:066:33
2011.57:066:34
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2211.57:076:35
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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 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kouroussa

In seasonPeak

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

Kouroussa's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kouroussa?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kouroussa in January

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

In January, Kouroussa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kouroussa 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 Kouroussa peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kouroussa 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 Kouroussa is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.8× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1382 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kouroussa?

Kouroussa sits at 10.7°N, 9.9°W, 383 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kankan, 70 km away.

KankanBankoDouakoDinguirayeFaranahSiguiriBissikrimaKintinian

Topography around Kouroussa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouroussa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m.

The land around Kouroussa is covered by shrubs (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
529 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kankan 70 km · Banko 91 km · Douako 107 km · Dinguiraye 115 km · Faranah 116 km · Siguiri 116 km · Bissikrima 117 km · Kintinian 119 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 Kouroussa (10.65°, -9.8833°, elevation 383 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).