Bongouanou weather in January

In January, Bongouanou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4 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 33°C through the month. 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 Bongouanou's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongouanou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Bongouanou is place in Lacs, Ivory Coast.

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

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 Bongouanou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°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 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23321
33321
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303423
313423

How January really feels in Bongouanou

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.

Bongouanou 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
Jan33° / 22°19411.73.9
Feb34° / 24°498.811.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8815.7122.5
Apr33° / 24°10018.912.12.6
May32° / 24°11220.612.32.9
Jun30° / 23°11921.312.43.4
Jul29° / 22°9018.512.34.2
Aug29° / 22°9717.912.24.3
Sep30° / 23°13222.6123.4
Oct31° / 23°10721.911.93.4
Nov31° / 23°5211.111.74.1
Dec32° / 22°214.811.64.7

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 (%)
17426
27327
37426
47327
57327
67228
77228
87129
97129
107030
117030
126931
136832
146832
156733
166634
176634
186535
196535
206436
216535
226535
236436
246535
256535
266535
276535
286634
296634
306634
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bongouanou gets around 19 mm of rain over 4 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 14% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
510
610
710
810
910
1011
1111
1211
1312
1412
1513
1613
1714
1814
1914
2015
2115
2215
2316
2416
2517
2618
2718
2819
2919
3020
3120

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 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1971027451
21071027441
31171027431
41181127421
51281127411
61281227411
71281226411
81271226420
91271325420
101271325430
111271325430
121171325440
131171325450
141061325460
15961325460
16961325470
17861226480
18851226490
19851126490
20751127500
21751027510
22741028501
2374928511
2464828531
2564828531
2664828531
2764727542
2874727532
2964726552
3064726552
3164725553

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
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
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 6:31 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:316:09
211.66:326:09
311.66:326:10
411.66:336:10
511.66:336:11
611.66:336:11
711.66:346:11
811.66:346:12
911.66:346:12
1011.66:356:13
1111.66:356:13
1211.66:356:14
1311.66:366:14
1411.66:366:15
1511.66:366:15
1611.76:376:16
1711.76:376:16
1811.76:376:17
1911.76:376:17
2011.76:376:17
2111.76:386:18
2211.76:386:18
2311.76:386:19
2411.76:386:19
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2611.76:386:20
2711.76:396:20
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2911.76:396:21
3011.76:396:21
3111.76:396:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bongouanou

In seasonPeak

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

Bongouanou sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bongouanou?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bongouanou in January

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

In January, Bongouanou 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 Bongouanou 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 Bongouanou peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bongouanou 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 Bongouanou is worst in January — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 1874 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr34Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bongouanou?

Bongouanou sits at 6.7°N, 4.2°W, 213 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Andé, 20 km away.

AkoupéAfferyDaoukroDimbokroRubino

Topography around Bongouanou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongouanou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Bongouanou is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
588 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Andé 20 km · Arrah 26 km · M’Batto 26 km · Akoupé 46 km · Affery 46 km · Daoukro 53 km · Dimbokro 55 km · Rubino 66 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 Bongouanou (6.6517°, -4.2041°, elevation 213 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).