Mamou weather in January

In January, Mamou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Mamou's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mamou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:14 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Mamou 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mamou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13117
23117
33117
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313219

How January really feels in Mamou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 5 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
5
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.

Mamou 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
Jan31° / 18°40.911.55.5
Feb33° / 19°20.811.74.3
Mar35° / 21°112.511.93.3
Apr34° / 22°426.212.23.3
May31° / 22°16519.612.53.5
Jun28° / 21°28227.412.63.5
Jul27° / 20°34929.912.53.4
Aug26° / 20°4143012.33.4
Sep27° / 20°33428.212.13.5
Oct29° / 20°19924.811.83.7
Nov30° / 19°365.511.55.5
Dec31° / 18°20.711.45.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167327
177327
187426
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237624
247624
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287723
297822
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317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mamou gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
103
113
123
133
143
153
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183
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203
213
223
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243
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263
273
283
293
303
313

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
186941
286941
387841
487841
586851
686851
785951
884961
984961
10831061
11821071
12811171
13801181
14791281
15791281
16781381
17781381
18771481
19771481
20771481
21761581
22761581
23761581
24761581
25761581
26771481
27771481
28771481
29781381
30791380
31801370

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:096:34
211.47:106:34
311.47:106:35
411.47:116:35
511.47:116:36
611.47:116:36
711.47:126:37
811.47:126:37
911.47:126:38
1011.47:136:38
1111.47:136:39
1211.47:136:39
1311.47:136:40
1411.47:146:40
1511.47:146:41
1611.57:146:41
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1811.57:146:42
1911.57:156:43
2011.57:156:43
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3011.57:156:48
3111.57:156:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mamou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mamou 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 Mamou?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mamou in January

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

In January, Mamou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mamou 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 Mamou peaks around March 16 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 16UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mamou 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 Mamou is worst in April — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 15134 µg/m³Aug 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr145Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mamou?

Mamou sits at 10.4°N, 12.1°W, 720 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kolenté, 39 km away.

PitaArfa MoussaïaKindiaDogometKabalaLabéDabola

Topography around Mamou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mamou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,376 m.

The land around Mamou is covered by grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (34%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
1,376 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Kolenté 39 km · Pita 83 km · Arfa Moussaïa 90 km · Kindia 92 km · Dogomet 103 km · Kabala 106 km · Labé 107 km · Dabola 115 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 Mamou (10.3755°, -12.0915°, elevation 720 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).