Moussadou weather in January

In January, Moussadou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Moussadou's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussadou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

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 Moussadou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23117
33117
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53117
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313218

How January really feels in Moussadou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 3 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
3
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.

Moussadou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°152.111.55.4
Feb33° / 19°34511.74.2
Mar32° / 21°1021411.93.5
Apr31° / 21°17022.712.23.1
May30° / 21°23227.112.43.0
Jun28° / 20°23427.112.53.4
Jul27° / 20°27928.912.53.6
Aug27° / 20°29428.912.33.6
Sep28° / 20°29628.712.13.3
Oct29° / 19°17524.511.83.6
Nov30° / 19°589.611.64.8
Dec31° / 17°102.111.55.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47723
57723
67624
77624
87525
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317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Moussadou gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
54
65
75
86
96
107
117
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138
148
159
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278
288
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308
318

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17213114
27213114
37213114
47412104
57312105
67411105
77411105
87311106
97311106
107211107
117111117
127011118
137011118
146911119
156910129
1668101210
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1868101210
1966101311
2066101311
2166101311
2265101411
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2465101411
2563111412
2663111412
2763111412
2863111412
2962111512
3061111513
3162101513

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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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 30 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:536:23
211.56:536:23
311.56:536:24
411.56:546:24
511.56:546:25
611.56:556:25
711.56:556:26
811.56:556:26
911.56:566:27
1011.56:566:27
1111.56:566:28
1211.56:576:28
1311.56:576:29
1411.56:576:29
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1611.56:586:30
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1911.66:586:31
2011.66:586:32
2111.66:596:32
2211.66:596:33
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2711.66:596:35
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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Moussadou

In seasonPeak

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

Moussadou's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Moussadou?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moussadou in January

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

In January, Moussadou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moussadou 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 Moussadou is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 19112 µg/m³Aug 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug8Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moussadou?

Moussadou sits at 8.8°N, 8.6°W, 653 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Beyla, 9.0 km away.

KérouanéMacentaLolaNzérékoréToubaVoinjamaNew Yekepa

Topography around Moussadou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussadou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 653 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,181 m.

The land around Moussadou is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
561 m
80 km
1,181 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Beyla 9.0 km · Kérouané 71 km · Macenta 97 km · Lola 108 km · Nzérékoré 115 km · Touba 116 km · Voinjama 130 km · New Yekepa 132 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 Moussadou (8.7667°, -8.6167°, elevation 653 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).