Bouaké weather in January

In January, Bouaké sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Bouaké's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouaké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bouaké is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bouaké reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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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23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
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103420
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How January really feels in Bouaké

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.

Bouaké 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
Jan34° / 20°193.311.63.7
Feb35° / 22°44711.72.8
Mar34° / 24°9714.811.92.6
Apr33° / 24°12017.912.22.8
May32° / 23°12518.512.33.1
Jun30° / 23°13620.112.43.5
Jul29° / 22°14222.112.43.9
Aug29° / 22°1762412.33.7
Sep30° / 22°21726.1123.1
Oct31° / 22°13821.811.83.2
Nov32° / 22°5210.411.63.9
Dec33° / 21°143.511.64.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57723
67624
77525
87525
97525
107327
117327
127327
137228
147228
157327
167327
177327
187327
197426
207426
217525
227525
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287624
297624
307624
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bouaké gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
78
88
99
109
1110
1210
1311
1411
1512
1612
1712
1812
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3015
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1399162610
2409162510
341916259
442915259
543915259
643914259
743914259
8439142510
9429132510
10429132610
11419132611
12419132611
13409132612
14399132712
15399132712
16389132713
17389122713
18379132714
193610132814
203610132814
213510132815
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243310132817
253210142817
263110142718
273110142719
283010142719
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302910142621
312910142622

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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 6:36 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:10
211.66:376:11
311.66:376:11
411.66:386:12
511.66:386:12
611.66:386:13
711.66:396:13
811.66:396:14
911.66:396:14
1011.66:406:15
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1211.66:406:15
1311.66:416:16
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1811.66:426:18
1911.66:426:19
2011.66:426:19
2111.66:436:20
2211.66:436:20
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2611.66:436:22
2711.66:436:22
2811.66:436:22
2911.76:436:23
3011.76:446:23
3111.76:446:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bouaké

In seasonPeak

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

Bouaké's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Bouaké?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bouaké in January

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

In January, Bouaké sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bouaké 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 Bouaké peaks around April 14 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 highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bouaké 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 Bouaké is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1995 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouaké?

Bouaké sits at 7.7°N, 5.0°W, 339 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Sakassou, 39 km away.

KatiolaFronanBéoumiTiébissouM’BahiakroDabakalaYamoussoukro

Topography around Bouaké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouaké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m.

The land around Bouaké is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sakassou 39 km · Katiola 50 km · Fronan 59 km · Béoumi 61 km · Tiébissou 63 km · M’Bahiakro 81 km · Dabakala 100 km · Yamoussoukro 101 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 Bouaké (7.6939°, -5.0303°, elevation 339 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).