Guéyo weather in January

In January, Guéyo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 38 mm of rain across 9.1 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 32% 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 Guéyo's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guéyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Guéyo is place in Bas-Sassandra, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Guéyo reaches about 31°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 29°C and 34°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 Guéyo

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.

Guéyo 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°389.111.74.4
Feb32° / 23°6413.611.83.3
Mar32° / 23°10921.2122.8
Apr32° / 23°11321.912.12.9
May30° / 23°15925.812.33.0
Jun29° / 22°17225.712.33.4
Jul28° / 22°10920.512.34.4
Aug28° / 22°10320.712.24.4
Sep29° / 22°16326.2123.3
Oct30° / 22°16427.711.93.1
Nov30° / 22°10922.311.73.5
Dec30° / 22°4812.211.74.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36337
46238
56238
66238
76139
86139
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145743
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175644
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315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Guéyo gets around 38 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
526
626
726
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926
1027
1127
1227
1328
1428
1529
1629
1729
1830
1930
2030
2131
2232
2332
2433
2533
2634
2734
2835
2935
3036
3136

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112525661
213525651
313626631
423626621
523726611
623727601
723827591
823827591
923927581
1023927581
1123927581
1222927591
1312927601
1412827611
1512827611
1611827621
1711726641
1811726641
1911625661
2011625661
2111524681
2211523691
2311522701
2411421721
2512420721
2612419731
2712419731
2812418741
2912418732
3012417742
3102417752

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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217calm
227calm
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307calm
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 6:37 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:376:18
211.76:386:18
311.76:386:19
411.76:386:19
511.76:396:20
611.76:396:20
711.76:406:21
811.76:406:21
911.76:406:22
1011.76:416:22
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2611.76:456:29
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3111.86:456:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.7Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Guéyo

In seasonPeak

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

Guéyo 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 Guéyo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guéyo in January

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

In January, Guéyo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guéyo 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 Guéyo peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 12UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guéyo 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 Guéyo is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorJan 2052 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Guéyo?

Guéyo sits at 5.7°N, 6.1°W, 188 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Dagbao I, 15 km away.

GalébréLakotaGagnoa

Topography around Guéyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guéyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 166 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m.

The land around Guéyo is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
335 m
80 km
523 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Dagbao I 15 km · Gnatroa 27 km · Niapidou 38 km · Okrouyo 38 km · Mabéhiri 38 km · Galébré 43 km · Lakota 47 km · Gagnoa 51 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 Guéyo (5.6882°, -6.0712°, 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).