Labé weather in January

In January, Labé sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. 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 Labé's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Labé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:16 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Labé is city in Guinea.

Founded
1755

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 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Labé reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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313118

How January really feels in Labé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Labé weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°20.311.46.3
Feb32° / 19°20.411.65.1
Mar34° / 21°61.211.93.9
Apr34° / 22°183.612.23.5
May32° / 21°11414.712.53.6
Jun28° / 20°23325.912.73.7
Jul26° / 20°30529.412.63.6
Aug26° / 20°33029.412.43.5
Sep27° / 19°25927.912.13.7
Oct28° / 19°12420.611.74.4
Nov30° / 18°142.811.56.1
Dec30° / 17°20.411.36.4

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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137129
147129
157129
167129
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187129
197129
207228
217228
227228
237228
247228
257426
267327
277327
287327
297426
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Labé gets around 2 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.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
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171
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211
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261
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39541
49541
59541
69451
79451
89361
99361
109361
119271
129271
139271
149271
159271
169271
179271
189460
199460
209460
219460
229460
239460
249550
259550
269550
279550
289550
299550
309550
319550

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:12 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:126:33
211.37:126:33
311.47:136:34
411.47:136:34
511.47:136:35
611.47:146:35
711.47:146:36
811.47:146:36
911.47:156:37
1011.47:156:37
1111.47:156:38
1211.47:156:38
1311.47:166:39
1411.47:166:39
1511.47:166:40
1611.47:166:41
1711.47:176:41
1811.47:176:42
1911.47:176:42
2011.47:176:43
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2211.47:176:43
2311.47:176:44
2411.57:176:44
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2711.57:186:46
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2911.57:186:47
3011.57:186:47
3111.57:176:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Labé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Labé sees seasonal dust haze (March–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 Labé?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Labé in January

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

In January, Labé sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Labé 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 Labé peaks around March 18 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Labé 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 Labé is worst in April — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1687 µg/m³Aug 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr93Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Labé?

Labé sits at 11.3°N, 12.3°W, 1,026 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Pita, 31 km away.

Donghol-SigonTouguéTéliméléMamouKolentéArfa MoussaïaKédougou

Topography around Labé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Labé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,034 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,317 m.

The land around Labé is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
1,317 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pita 31 km · Donghol-Sigon 54 km · Tougué 69 km · Télimélé 94 km · Mamou 107 km · Kolenté 116 km · Arfa Moussaïa 117 km · Kédougou 138 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 Labé (11.3182°, -12.2833°, elevation 1,026 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).