Bouna weather in January

In January, Bouna sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bouna's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:36 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bouna 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 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bouna 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 on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313522

How January really feels in Bouna

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.

Bouna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°30.711.53.7
Feb36° / 23°10211.72.3
Mar37° / 25°387.411.91.7
Apr35° / 25°7613.612.22.1
May34° / 24°8915.812.42.7
Jun32° / 23°8715.912.53.5
Jul30° / 23°12820.112.53.8
Aug29° / 22°17923.112.33.7
Sep30° / 22°16622.312.13.6
Oct32° / 23°7513.211.83.7
Nov34° / 22°133.111.63.4
Dec34° / 20°20.511.53.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
78218
88119
98119
108020
118020
127921
137822
147822
157822
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197822
207822
217822
227822
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247921
257921
267921
277921
288020
298020
308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bouna gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
92
102
112
122
133
143
153
163
173
184
194
204
214
224
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243
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263
273
283
292
302
312

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1925120
2925120
3925120
4915130
5915130
6924130
7914230
8914230
9904240
10904240
11904240
12894250
13884350
14884350
15864361
16864361
17855361
18845461
19845461
20845461
21835471
22816571
23816571
24816571
25816571
26806680
27806680
28806680
29796780
30786790
31776890

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:315:59
211.56:316:00
311.56:326:00
411.56:326:01
511.56:336:01
611.56:336:02
711.56:336:02
811.56:346:03
911.56:346:03
1011.56:346:04
1111.56:356:04
1211.56:356:05
1311.56:356:05
1411.56:356:06
1511.56:366:06
1611.56:366:07
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1811.56:366:08
1911.56:366:08
2011.56:376:09
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2911.66:386:12
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bouna

In seasonPeak

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

Bouna's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bouna 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 Bouna?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bouna in January

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

In January, Bouna sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bouna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouna peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bouna 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 Bouna is worst in December — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1898 µg/m³Aug 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar36Poor
Apr34Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouna?

Bouna sits at 9.3°N, 3.0°W, 318 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Batié, 69 km away.

BatiéDoropoFlakièdougouWaGaouaBondoukouJirapa

Topography around Bouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Bouna is covered by shrubs (35%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (58%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Batié 69 km · Doropo 71 km · Flakièdougou 89 km · Wa 103 km · Gaoua 120 km · Damongo 131 km · Bondoukou 138 km · Jirapa 145 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 Bouna (9.2693°, -2.9951°, elevation 318 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).