Kolia weather in January

In January, Kolia sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kolia's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kolia reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43217
53217
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How January really feels in Kolia

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.

Kolia weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°50.911.54.7
Feb35° / 20°61.511.73.1
Mar36° / 23°245.611.92.1
Apr35° / 24°621212.22.1
May34° / 24°9516.812.42.6
Jun32° / 23°11918.912.63.3
Jul30° / 22°18324.812.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26126.612.33.3
Sep30° / 22°19423.912.13.3
Oct32° / 22°9415.611.83.6
Nov33° / 20°173.211.64.0
Dec33° / 18°10.211.44.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
118020
128020
138020
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308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kolia gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
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183
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203
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262
272
282
292
302
312

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191522
291522
391522
491522
592422
690433
790433
890433
990433
1090433
1188444
1287544
1387544
1486545
1586545
1684655
1784655
1884655
1982756
2082756
2182756
2282756
2381856
2480866
2580866
2679867
2780767
2879777
2979777
3079777
3179777

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:466:12
211.46:466:13
311.46:476:13
411.46:476:14
511.46:476:14
611.56:486:15
711.56:486:15
811.56:486:16
911.56:496:16
1011.56:496:17
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1211.56:506:18
1311.56:506:18
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kolia

In seasonPeak

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

Kolia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kolia sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kolia?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kolia in January

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

In January, Kolia sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kolia 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 Kolia peaks around March 17 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 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kolia 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 Kolia is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1648 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kolia?

Kolia sits at 9.8°N, 6.5°W, 399 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Boundiali, 27 km away.

M’BenguéMassiogoTengrélaDianraKorhogoBambaNiellé

Topography around Kolia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Kolia is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Boundiali 27 km · M’Bengué 67 km · Massiogo 72 km · Tengréla 80 km · Dianra 94 km · Korhogo 98 km · Bamba 102 km · Niellé 104 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 Kolia (9.7651°, -6.4637°, elevation 399 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).