Wendou Borou weather in January

In January, Wendou Borou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Wendou Borou's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wendou Borou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:23 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Wendou Borou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13319
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How January really feels in Wendou Borou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Wendou Borou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.111.44.2
Feb35° / 20°00.111.63.1
Mar37° / 22°00.111.92.2
Apr37° / 24°10.312.21.9
May36° / 25°306.312.52.2
Jun32° / 24°14918.512.73.0
Jul30° / 23°32328.212.62.9
Aug29° / 23°41529.612.42.8
Sep30° / 23°33927.612.12.7
Oct31° / 23°21222.811.73.0
Nov32° / 21°365.711.54.4
Dec33° / 19°20.411.34.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76931
87030
97129
107228
117228
127327
137327
147426
157525
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187624
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207723
217723
227624
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257525
267426
277426
287426
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Wendou Borou gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1502118101
251211891
352211881
453211871
553211871
654211861
754211861
854211861
954211951
1054211951
1154211951
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1353211961
1453211961
1553211961
1652221961
1754221860
1853231860
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2153241760
2252251760
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2452251760
2552251760
2651261760
2750261860
2850261860
2950261870
3049251870
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:18 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:186:39
211.37:196:39
311.37:196:40
411.37:206:40
511.47:206:41
611.47:206:42
711.47:216:42
811.47:216:43
911.47:216:43
1011.47:216:44
1111.47:226:44
1211.47:226:45
1311.47:226:45
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1511.47:236:46
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1911.47:236:48
2011.47:246:49
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Wendou Borou

In seasonPeak

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

Wendou Borou's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wendou Borou 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 Wendou Borou?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wendou Borou in January

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

In January, Wendou Borou sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wendou Borou in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wendou Borou peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Wendou Borou 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 Wendou Borou is worst in May — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 15102 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May109Unhealthy
Jun32Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Wendou Borou?

Wendou Borou sits at 11.4°N, 13.9°W, 160 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Sangarédi, 39 km away.

KoumbiaBokéKolabouiGabúXitoleTéliméléBafatá

Topography around Wendou Borou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wendou Borou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m.

The land around Wendou Borou is covered by grassland (46%), trees (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (47%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (60%), shrubs (20%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
712 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Sangarédi 39 km · Koumbia 58 km · Boké 71 km · Kolaboui 91 km · Gabú 101 km · Xitole 107 km · Télimélé 110 km · Bafatá 118 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 Wendou Borou (11.4333°, -13.8833°, elevation 160 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).