Daloa weather in January

In January, Daloa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.2 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Daloa's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daloa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:46 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Daloa is town and sub-prefecture in Daloa, Ivory Coast.

Density
80/km²
people per km²

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 Daloa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°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 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13220
23220
33220
43220
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63220
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103321
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How January really feels in Daloa

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.

Daloa 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
Jan33° / 21°204.211.64.2
Feb34° / 23°467.311.83.2
Mar33° / 23°8814.7122.8
Apr33° / 23°9817.512.12.9
May32° / 23°11620.212.33.0
Jun30° / 23°11520.212.43.6
Jul29° / 22°10819.812.44.2
Aug28° / 22°13821.112.24.1
Sep29° / 22°19326.2123.2
Oct30° / 22°12722.811.83.4
Nov31° / 22°501211.74.2
Dec31° / 21°194.311.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67327
77327
87129
97129
107030
117030
126931
136832
146832
156733
166733
176832
186832
196733
206832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Daloa gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
510
610
710
811
911
1011
1112
1213
1313
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2016
2116
2216
2316
2417
2517
2617
2718
2818
2918
3018
3119

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1176143429
2187143328
3187153327
4197153327
5197153226
6197163226
7198163126
8198163126
9198163027
10188163027
11188163028
12178162929
13168162930
14168162930
15158162931
16158162932
17148162932
18138163033
19138163033
20127163034
21127163035
22127163035
23117153036
24116153137
25116153138
26116153038
27116143039
28116143039
29115143040
30105142941
31105142941

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 6:41 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:416:17
211.66:416:18
311.66:426:18
411.66:426:19
511.66:426:19
611.66:436:20
711.66:436:20
811.66:436:21
911.66:446:21
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1911.76:476:26
2011.76:476:26
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2511.76:486:28
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Daloa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Daloa sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Daloa?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daloa in January

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

In January, Daloa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Daloa 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 Daloa peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Daloa 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 Daloa is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Daloa?

Daloa sits at 6.9°N, 6.5°W, 262 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gonaté, 23 km away.

Baoutifla

Topography around Daloa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daloa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 262 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m.

The land around Daloa is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gonaté 23 km · Boboniessoko 25 km · Zaliohouan 25 km · Zaïbo 27 km · Bonoufla 28 km · Luénoufla 32 km · Bédiala 35 km · Baoutifla 40 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 Daloa (6.8773°, -6.4502°, elevation 262 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).