Nzérékoré weather in January

In January, Nzérékoré sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.6 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 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nzérékoré's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzérékoré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Nzérékoré 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 Nzérékoré reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23119
33119
43119
53119
63119
73119
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93119
103119
113119
123119
133120
143120
153120
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173120
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193120
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263220
273220
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293221
303221
313221

How January really feels in Nzérékoré

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 9 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
9
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.

Nzérékoré 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° / 20°274.111.65.1
Feb32° / 21°547.911.74.0
Mar31° / 22°11816.511.93.6
Apr30° / 22°14220.712.23.4
May30° / 22°19625.112.33.3
Jun28° / 22°20826.812.43.5
Jul27° / 21°2202712.43.8
Aug27° / 21°2752712.33.8
Sep28° / 21°26828.1123.5
Oct29° / 21°19127.211.83.4
Nov29° / 21°8916.811.64.5
Dec30° / 20°245.211.65.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37426
47327
57327
67228
77129
87129
97030
106931
116832
126832
136832
146733
156832
166832
176931
186931
196931
207030
217129
227129
237129
247129
257228
267228
277228
287327
297228
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nzérékoré gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
510
610
710
810
911
1012
1112
1213
1314
1414
1515
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2317
2417
2517
2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1231120379
2231120369
3241121359
4241221349
5251221349
6251221339
7251220339
82512203310
92512203310
102512203310
112511203411
122411203411
132411203411
142311203412
152311203412
162211203413
172111203413
182111203414
192011203414
202011203514
211911203515
221911203515
231811203516
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271811193518
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291811183419
301811183419
311811183320

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:52 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:526:25
211.66:526:26
311.66:536:26
411.66:536:27
511.66:536:27
611.66:546:28
711.66:546:28
811.66:546:29
911.66:556:29
1011.66:556:30
1111.66:556:30
1211.66:566:31
1311.66:566:31
1411.66:566:31
1511.66:566:32
1611.66:576:32
1711.66:576:33
1811.66:576:33
1911.66:576:34
2011.66:586:34
2111.66:586:35
2211.66:586:35
2311.66:586:35
2411.66:586:36
2511.66:586:36
2611.66:586:37
2711.66:596:37
2811.66:596:37
2911.66:596:38
3011.76:596:38
3111.76:596:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nzérékoré

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nzérékoré sees seasonal dust haze (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 Nzérékoré?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nzérékoré in January

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

In January, Nzérékoré sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nzérékoré 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 Nzérékoré peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nzérékoré 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 Nzérékoré is worst in March — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1286 µg/m³Aug 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nzérékoré?

Nzérékoré sits at 7.8°N, 8.8°W, 482 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Lola, 32 km away.

SanniquellieGantaSaclepeaDananéBeylaGbarnga

Topography around Nzérékoré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzérékoré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 478 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,500 m.

The land around Nzérékoré is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
377 m
80 km
1,500 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Lola 32 km · New Yekepa 37 km · Sanniquellie 45 km · Ganta 61 km · Saclepea 88 km · Danané 92 km · Beyla 106 km · Gbarnga 111 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 Nzérékoré (7.7562°, -8.8179°, elevation 482 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).