Daoukro weather in January

In January, Daoukro sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 16 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 51% 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 Daoukro's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daoukro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Daoukro is city in 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Daoukro reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Daoukro

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.

Daoukro 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° / 22°163.311.63.8
Feb35° / 23°427.511.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8215122.5
Apr33° / 24°9416.912.22.7
May32° / 24°10519.312.32.9
Jun30° / 23°10619.812.43.6
Jul29° / 22°8617.212.44.3
Aug29° / 22°10017.712.24.3
Sep30° / 23°13622.4123.5
Oct31° / 23°10220.211.83.6
Nov31° / 23°448.811.74.3
Dec32° / 22°153.511.64.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% 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 (%)
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57525
67525
77327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Daoukro gets around 16 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 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11771328350
21771428340
31871427340
41971427330
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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
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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 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:316:07
211.66:326:07
311.66:326:08
411.66:326:08
511.66:336:09
611.66:336:09
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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 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Daoukro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Daoukro?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daoukro in January

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

In January, Daoukro sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Daoukro 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 Daoukro peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 13UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Daoukro 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 Daoukro is worst in January — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 2068 µg/m³Aug 2417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Daoukro?

Daoukro sits at 7.1°N, 4.0°W, 188 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Andé, 34 km away.

ArrahBongouanouM’BahiakroAbengourouAkoupéM’BattoAffery

Topography around Daoukro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daoukro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m.

The land around Daoukro is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Andé 34 km · Arrah 43 km · Bongouanou 53 km · M’Bahiakro 61 km · Abengourou 63 km · Akoupé 76 km · M’Batto 78 km · Affery 82 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 Daoukro (7.0591°, -3.9631°, elevation 188 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).