Pita weather in January

In January, Pita sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 56% 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 Pita's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:16 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Pita is human settlement in Guinea.

Density
6/km²
people per km²

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 Pita reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 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)
13016
23016
33016
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How January really feels in Pita

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.

Pita weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°20.711.46.1
Feb32° / 18°30.611.64.9
Mar34° / 19°81.711.94.0
Apr33° / 20°415.812.23.7
May30° / 20°2121912.53.7
Jun27° / 20°35128.112.63.5
Jul26° / 19°44030.512.63.4
Aug25° / 19°48030.612.43.4
Sep27° / 19°3842912.13.5
Oct28° / 19°2192411.83.9
Nov30° / 17°334.811.55.8
Dec30° / 16°30.511.46.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137129
147228
157228
167327
177327
187426
197426
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317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pita gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
133
143
152
162
172
182
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272
282
291
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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19352
29352
39262
49262
59262
69172
79172
89172
99082
109082
118992
128992
1388102
1488102
1588102
1688102
1788102
1888102
1988102
2088102
218992
228992
238992
248992
258992
269082
279082
289082
298983
308983
319073

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
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306calm
316calm

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 7:12 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:126:34
211.47:126:34
311.47:136:35
411.47:136:35
511.47:136:36
611.47:146:36
711.47:146:37
811.47:146:37
911.47:156:38
1011.47:156:38
1111.47:156:39
1211.47:156:39
1311.47:166:40
1411.47:166:40
1511.47:166:41
1611.47:166:41
1711.47:176:42
1811.47:176:42
1911.47:176:43
2011.47:176:43
2111.47:176:44
2211.57:176:44
2311.57:176:45
2411.57:176:45
2511.57:186:46
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2711.57:186:47
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2911.57:186:47
3011.57:186:48
3111.57:186:48

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 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 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
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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85.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pita

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pita sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Pita?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pita in January

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

In January, Pita sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pita 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 Pita 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 Pita 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 Pita is worst in April — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 17162 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr176Very unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun27Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pita?

Pita sits at 11.1°N, 12.4°W, 973 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Labé, 31 km away.

TéliméléMamouDonghol-SigonKolentéTouguéArfa MoussaïaKindia

Topography around Pita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 959 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m.

The land around Pita is covered by grassland (42%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
809 m
80 km
1,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Labé 31 km · Télimélé 72 km · Mamou 83 km · Donghol-Sigon 85 km · Kolenté 86 km · Tougué 91 km · Arfa Moussaïa 117 km · Kindia 123 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 Pita (11.0592°, -12.395°, elevation 973 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).