Bécédi-Brignan weather in January

In January, Bécédi-Brignan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 38 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 37% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bécédi-Brignan's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bécédi-Brignan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 Bécédi-Brignan 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 Bécédi-Brignan

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.

Bécédi-Brignan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°388.911.74.0
Feb33° / 24°6613.911.82.9
Mar33° / 24°11822.2122.5
Apr32° / 24°12623.112.12.6
May31° / 23°16327.212.32.6
Jun29° / 23°17626.912.33.0
Jul29° / 22°12822.512.33.8
Aug29° / 22°9719.712.24.2
Sep29° / 23°15525.2123.3
Oct30° / 23°16328.211.92.8
Nov31° / 23°11122.811.73.1
Dec31° / 22°5012.611.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26634
36634
46535
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106238
116238
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136040
146040
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296040
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bécédi-Brignan gets around 38 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3035
3135

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1224175817
2224185816
3235185715
4235185814
5235185913
6335185813
7346195612
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16125186112
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27123136318
28123126220
29123126121
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31123125725

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
156calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:09
211.76:306:10
311.76:306:10
411.76:316:11
511.76:316:11
611.76:316:12
711.76:326:12
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1311.76:346:15
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1611.76:356:16
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2011.76:366:18
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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 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bécédi-Brignan

In seasonPeak

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

Bécédi-Brignan sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Is January a good time to visit Bécédi-Brignan?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bécédi-Brignan in January

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

In January, Bécédi-Brignan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bécédi-Brignan 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 Bécédi-Brignan peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bécédi-Brignan 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 Bécédi-Brignan is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1670 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr41Poor
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bécédi-Brignan?

Bécédi-Brignan sits at 5.9°N, 4.0°W, 96 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Agboville, 22 km away.

BiébyAfferyAnyamaAkoupé

Topography around Bécédi-Brignan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bécédi-Brignan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Bécédi-Brignan is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
180 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Agboville 22 km · Adzopé 28 km · Azaguié 32 km · Rubino 37 km · Biéby 46 km · Affery 46 km · Anyama 46 km · Akoupé 55 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 Bécédi-Brignan (5.9091°, -4.0128°, elevation 96 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).