Arrah weather in January

In January, Arrah sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Arrah's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:36 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Arrah is city of côte d'ivoire.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Arrah reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)
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How January really feels in Arrah

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.

Arrah 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
Jan33° / 22°173.611.73.9
Feb35° / 24°438.311.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8015.5122.5
Apr33° / 24°9217.912.12.7
May32° / 24°10920.512.32.9
Jun30° / 23°11120.812.43.5
Jul29° / 22°8918.512.34.2
Aug29° / 22°9317.612.24.3
Sep30° / 23°12521.7123.6
Oct30° / 23°10120.511.93.6
Nov31° / 23°4710.211.74.3
Dec32° / 22°174.111.64.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87129
97030
106931
116931
126832
136832
146733
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206535
216634
226634
236535
246535
256634
266634
276634
286733
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Arrah gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
79
89
99
109
119
1210
1310
1411
1511
1611
1712
1812
1912
2013
2113
2214
2314
2415
2515
2616
2716
2817
2917
3017
3118

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11161128421
21261228411
31361228400
41361328390
51471328390
61471327390
71471326390
81471426390
91471425400
101471425410
111371424410
121371424420
131271424430
141271424440
151161324450
161161324450
171161324460
181061324470
191051325471
20951225481
21941225481
22941226491
23941126491
24931126501
25831126511
26831026521
27831026512
28831026512
29831025522
30831025522
31831024532

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
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216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:306:08
211.66:316:08
311.66:316:09
411.66:326:09
511.66:326:10
611.66:326:10
711.66:336:11
811.66:336:11
911.66:346:11
1011.66:346:12
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1211.66:346:13
1311.66:356:13
1411.66:356:14
1511.66:356:14
1611.76:366:15
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1811.76:366:16
1911.76:366:16
2011.76:376:16
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2211.76:376:17
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2611.76:386:19
2711.76:386:19
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arrah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Arrah?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arrah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arrah in January

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

In January, Arrah sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arrah 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 Arrah peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Arrah 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 Arrah is worst in January — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 2068 µg/m³Aug 2417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Arrah?

Arrah sits at 6.7°N, 4.0°W, 143 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Andé, 18 km away.

DaoukroM’BattoAbengourouAdzopé

Topography around Arrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Arrah is covered by trees (43%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Andé 18 km · Bongouanou 26 km · Akoupé 33 km · Affery 39 km · Daoukro 43 km · M’Batto 48 km · Abengourou 53 km · Adzopé 64 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 Arrah (6.6734°, -3.9694°, elevation 143 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).