Aboka weather in January

In January, Aboka sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Aboka's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aboka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Aboka reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53221
63221
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93222
103222
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How January really feels in Aboka

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.

Aboka 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
Jan32° / 22°183.711.74.5
Feb34° / 24°487.411.83.3
Mar33° / 24°8715.3122.9
Apr32° / 24°9517.512.13.0
May31° / 24°12321.112.33.1
Jun30° / 23°12220.712.43.6
Jul29° / 23°9918.712.34.3
Aug28° / 22°12920.412.24.2
Sep29° / 23°17125.1123.3
Oct30° / 23°14124.411.93.3
Nov30° / 23°6014.711.74.2
Dec31° / 22°225.311.65.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
66832
76832
86733
96733
106634
116634
126535
136535
146535
156535
166535
176436
186436
196535
206535
216535
226436
236436
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286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Aboka gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
510
610
710
810
911
1011
1112
1212
1313
1413
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1671029480
2771029470
3871129450
4871129450
5971229440
6971229440
7971328430
8961328430
9961328440
10961327440
11961427440
12861328450
13861328450
14751328460
15751328460
16651329470
17651329470
18551229480
19551230480
20551230490
21551130490
22551130500
23551030500
24541030510
2554930520
2654930520
2754930520
2854929530
2954929521
3054928531
3153928541

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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 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 6:42 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:426:19
211.66:426:20
311.66:426:20
411.66:436:21
511.66:436:21
611.66:446:22
711.66:446:22
811.66:446:23
911.66:456:23
1011.66:456:24
1111.66:456:24
1211.66:466:24
1311.76:466:25
1411.76:466:25
1511.76:476:26
1611.76:476:26
1711.76:476:27
1811.76:476:27
1911.76:486:28
2011.76:486:28
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2211.76:486:29
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2511.76:496:30
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3011.76:496:32
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.1Bright
165.1Bright
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185.1Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Aboka

In seasonPeak

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

Aboka sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Aboka?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aboka in January

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

In January, Aboka sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aboka 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 Aboka peaks around April 16 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Aboka 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 Aboka is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Aboka?

Aboka sits at 6.5°N, 6.8°W, 227 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Zoukougbeu, 25 km away.

GuézonBelleville

Topography around Aboka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aboka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m.

The land around Aboka is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Zoukougbeu 25 km · Issia 26 km · Guéssabo 27 km · Buyo 35 km · Belleville 37 km · Gbapleu 39 km · Guézon 40 km · Belleville 41 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Aboka (6.5387°, -6.8159°, elevation 227 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).