Fronan weather in January

In January, Fronan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.1 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 63% 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 Fronan's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fronan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
34%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

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 Fronan 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 about 1°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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How January really feels in Fronan

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.

Fronan 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° / 20°122.111.63.7
Feb35° / 22°28511.72.7
Mar35° / 24°7813.111.92.3
Apr34° / 24°10215.812.22.6
May33° / 24°10717.312.43.0
Jun31° / 23°11318.112.53.5
Jul29° / 22°14322.312.43.7
Aug29° / 22°17523.912.33.6
Sep30° / 22°20025.5123.0
Oct32° / 22°11920.111.83.2
Nov33° / 22°428.411.63.8
Dec33° / 21°91.911.54.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fronan gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% 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 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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153915185
255815175
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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
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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 6:38 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:10
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311.56:396:11
411.56:396:11
511.56:396:12
611.56:406:12
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fronan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fronan sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Fronan?

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

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

What to pack for Fronan in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fronan 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 Fronan peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 20UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Fronan 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 Fronan is worst in February — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 974 µg/m³Aug 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Fronan?

Fronan sits at 8.2°N, 5.1°W, 304 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Katiola, 9.0 km away.

NiakaramandougouBouakéBéoumiDabakalaSakassouTortiyaTafiré

Topography around Fronan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fronan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m.

The land around Fronan is covered by trees (44%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
510 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Katiola 9.0 km · Niakaramandougou 52 km · Bouaké 59 km · Béoumi 78 km · Dabakala 78 km · Sakassou 87 km · Tortiya 87 km · Tafiré 95 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 Fronan (8.2149°, -5.1255°, elevation 304 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).