Dabou weather in January

In January, Dabou sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 43 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dabou's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dabou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Dabou 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dabou reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12825
22825
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42825
52825
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How January really feels in Dabou

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.

Dabou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°431211.75.7
Feb29° / 26°5113.711.85.1
Mar29° / 26°6918.3124.3
Apr29° / 26°9521.312.14.0
May28° / 25°18626.912.23.6
Jun27° / 25°26726.512.33.9
Jul26° / 24°12818.912.35.2
Aug25° / 23°6113.712.25.9
Sep26° / 24°7817.6125.4
Oct27° / 24°10523.611.94.6
Nov28° / 25°10324.711.84.2
Dec28° / 26°6618.711.74.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56733
66733
76733
86634
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
146436
156436
166337
176337
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196337
206436
216337
226337
236436
246535
256535
266535
276733
286733
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dabou gets around 43 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
241
340
439
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738
837
937
1037
1138
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1338
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2140
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2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3139

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1135739
2135838
3135838
4135838
5145738
6145738
7145738
8145738
9145639
10145639
11135640
12135541
13135442
14135343
15125344
16125245
17125146
18125048
19124949
20114751
21114553
22114355
23014257
24014059
25013861
26013663
27013564
28013465
29013267
30013168
31013069

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1112calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:12 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:306:12
211.76:306:12
311.76:316:13
411.76:316:13
511.76:316:13
611.76:326:14
711.76:326:14
811.76:336:15
911.76:336:15
1011.76:336:16
1111.76:346:16
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2211.76:376:21
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2611.86:376:22
2711.86:376:23
2811.86:386:23
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3011.86:386:24
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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 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dabou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dabou sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), 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 Dabou?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dabou in January

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

In January, Dabou sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dabou in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dabou 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 Dabou peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dabou 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 Dabou is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1862 µg/m³Sep 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dabou?

Dabou sits at 5.3°N, 4.4°W, 21 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Anyama, 41 km away.

AnyamaAboboAbidjanMarcoryKoumassiAzaguiéBingervilleAhouanou

Topography around Dabou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m.

The land around Dabou is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
194 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Anyama 41 km · Abobo 41 km · Abidjan 42 km · Marcory 42 km · Koumassi 45 km · Azaguié 47 km · Bingerville 55 km · Ahouanou 57 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 Dabou (5.3256°, -4.3769°, elevation 21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).