Duekoué weather in January

In January, Duekoué sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Duekoué's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duekoué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:49 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Duekoué is place in Montagnes, 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Duekoué reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
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23121
33121
43121
53121
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73121
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93222
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How January really feels in Duekoué

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.

Duekoué 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
Jan32° / 22°183.611.74.7
Feb33° / 23°43711.83.5
Mar33° / 24°8915.1123.1
Apr32° / 24°10417.812.13.1
May31° / 24°1262112.33.1
Jun30° / 23°13622.512.43.5
Jul28° / 22°12521.512.44.1
Aug28° / 22°15323.212.24.1
Sep29° / 23°20126.5123.2
Oct30° / 23°13523.911.93.4
Nov30° / 23°5613.711.74.4
Dec30° / 22°184.111.65.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57228
67228
77129
87129
97030
106931
116931
126832
136832
146832
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296832
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Duekoué gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
89
99
109
1110
1211
1311
1412
1512
1613
1713
1813
1914
2014
2114
2214
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2916
3016
3116

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1117123140
2127123139
3127123038
4137133037
5137133037
6147142937
7147142837
8147142837
9137152737
10137152737
11137152738
12127152738
13127152739
14117152739
15117152840
16107152840
17107152840
1896152941
1996143041
2086143041
2186143142
2286133142
2375133243
2475133243
2575133244
2675123244
2774123145
2864123146
2964123146
3064123047
3165113047

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 8 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
308calm
318calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:21
211.66:456:21
311.66:456:22
411.66:456:22
511.66:466:23
611.66:466:23
711.66:466:24
811.66:476:24
911.66:476:25
1011.66:476:25
1111.66:486:26
1211.66:486:26
1311.66:486:27
1411.66:496:27
1511.66:496:28
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1911.76:506:29
2011.76:506:30
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2711.76:516:33
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3011.76:526:34
3111.76:526:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Duekoué

In seasonPeak

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

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

Duekoué 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 Duekoué?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Duekoué in January

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

In January, Duekoué sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Duekoué 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 Duekoué peaks around April 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Duekoué 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 Duekoué is worst in February — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 950 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Duekoué?

Duekoué sits at 6.7°N, 7.3°W, 231 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Fengolo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Duekoué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duekoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m.

The land around Duekoué is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Fengolo 7.0 km · Bahé-Blaon 8.0 km · Diéhiba 19 km · Goya 21 km · Diourouzon 25 km · Guézon 26 km · Guiglo 27 km · Kranzadougou 33 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 Duekoué (6.742°, -7.3492°, elevation 231 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).