Ahouanou weather in January

In January, Ahouanou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 85 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ahouanou's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahouanou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ahouanou 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 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ahouanou

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.

Ahouanou 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°8516.211.73.5
Feb33° / 23°11419.711.82.7
Mar33° / 24°17625.5122.3
Apr32° / 24°18525.712.12.3
May31° / 23°2502912.22.5
Jun29° / 23°26327.412.33.0
Jul28° / 22°16024.112.33.8
Aug28° / 22°11222.212.24.1
Sep29° / 23°19327.1123.1
Oct30° / 23°23929.711.92.7
Nov31° / 23°20328.311.72.6
Dec31° / 22°12321.611.73.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
36040
45941
55941
65842
75842
85743
95743
105644
115644
125545
135545
145446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ahouanou gets around 85 mm of rain over 16.2 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 53% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
248
347
447
546
646
746
846
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1047
1147
1248
1349
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1550
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2055
2156
2257
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2560
2660
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3063
3163

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1012135727
2122145526
3123145525
4123155524
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21012105928
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2501285732
2601275733
2701275535
2801275436
2901275238
3001275040
3100274941

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 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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:32 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:13
211.76:326:14
311.76:336:14
411.76:336:15
511.76:346:15
611.76:346:16
711.76:346:16
811.76:356:17
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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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.0Bright
275.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ahouanou

In seasonPeak

In January, Ahouanou sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ahouanou sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ahouanou?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ahouanou.

What to pack for Ahouanou in January

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

In January, Ahouanou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ahouanou in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Ahouanou 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 Ahouanou peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 9UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ahouanou 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 Ahouanou is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1862 µg/m³Sep 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ahouanou?

Ahouanou sits at 5.5°N, 4.9°W, 14 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gbolouville, 39 km away.

NdouciTiassaléGrand-LahouErémankonoOgoudouNzianouanDabou

Topography around Ahouanou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahouanou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 470 m.

The land around Ahouanou is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
470 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gbolouville 39 km · Ndouci 41 km · Tiassalé 44 km · Grand-Lahou 45 km · Erémankono 50 km · Ogoudou 55 km · Nzianouan 56 km · Dabou 57 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 Ahouanou (5.5057°, -4.8588°, elevation 14 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).