Gnago weather in January

In January, Gnago sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 60 mm of rain across 14.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Gnago's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gnago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gnago reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Gnago

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.

Gnago 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
Jan31° / 22°6014.511.74.3
Feb32° / 23°7816.311.83.4
Mar32° / 24°11422.5122.9
Apr31° / 24°1232312.12.9
May30° / 23°21227.712.22.9
Jun28° / 23°23126.912.33.4
Jul27° / 22°10921.512.34.5
Aug27° / 22°8219.512.24.7
Sep28° / 23°13425.4123.7
Oct29° / 23°1602811.93.1
Nov30° / 23°13325.511.83.2
Dec30° / 23°8719.611.74.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105743
115743
125644
135545
145545
155446
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215545
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255743
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275743
285743
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gnago gets around 60 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
245
344
444
543
643
743
843
942
1042
1142
1243
1343
1443
1544
1644
1745
1845
1946
2047
2148
2248
2349
2450
2550
2651
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112106918
212117016
312117115
412127015
512137014
612137014
712146914
812146914
912146914
1012156814
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281166329
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300166132
310175933

Wind in January

Winds average 7 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
16calm
26calm
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67calm
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137calm
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317calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:17
211.76:366:18
311.76:366:18
411.76:376:19
511.76:376:19
611.76:376:20
711.76:386:20
811.76:386:21
911.76:386:21
1011.76:396:22
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gnago

In seasonPeak

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

Gnago sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Gnago?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gnago in January

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

In January, Gnago sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gnago 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 42 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 Gnago 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 Gnago peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gnago 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 Gnago is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1946 µg/m³Sep 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gnago?

Gnago sits at 5.2°N, 5.8°W, 74 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Okromodou, 18 km away.

Dagbao ISassandraGaoulouSahouaGuéyo

Topography around Gnago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gnago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m.

The land around Gnago is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Okromodou 18 km · Niapidou 31 km · Gbabam 34 km · Dagbao I 43 km · Sassandra 45 km · Gaoulou 46 km · Sahoua 55 km · Guéyo 58 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 Gnago (5.2403°, -5.7952°, elevation 74 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).