Lakota weather in January

In January, Lakota sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 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 35% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lakota's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lakota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Lakota is city in 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 Lakota 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 Lakota

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.

Lakota 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°409.111.74.5
Feb32° / 23°6714.511.83.3
Mar32° / 23°11221.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°11622.512.12.9
May30° / 23°16126.212.33.0
Jun29° / 22°1732612.33.4
Jul28° / 22°11321.612.34.4
Aug28° / 22°10621.212.24.4
Sep29° / 22°16425.9123.4
Oct29° / 22°16027.611.93.1
Nov30° / 22°10822.211.73.5
Dec30° / 22°4912.411.74.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46337
56238
66238
76139
86139
96040
106040
116040
125842
135842
145743
155743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lakota gets around 40 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 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1328
1428
1529
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1729
1830
1930
2031
2131
2232
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2433
2534
2635
2735
2836
2936
3037
3137

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 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112525652
222525642
323626621
423626621
523726611
623727601
723727601
823827591
923827591
1023827591
1123826601
1223826601
1323826601
1422826611
1522826611
1612725641
1711725651
1811725651
1911624671
2011623681
2111622691
2211521711
2311520712
2412419722
2512419722
2612418732
2712417742
2812417733
2912417733
3012416743
3102416753

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
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:366:16
211.76:366:16
311.76:376:17
411.76:376:17
511.76:386:18
611.76:386:18
711.76:386:19
811.76:396:19
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lakota

In seasonPeak

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

Lakota 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 Lakota?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lakota in January

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

In January, Lakota 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 Lakota 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 Lakota peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (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 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Lakota 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 Lakota 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 Lakota?

Lakota sits at 5.8°N, 5.7°W, 228 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Moussadougou, 34 km away.

GagnoaGbabamGuéyoDagbao IDiégonéflaGnatroa

Topography around Lakota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lakota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Lakota is covered by trees (53%), artificial surfaces (21%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Moussadougou 34 km · Divo 36 km · Gagnoa 43 km · Gbabam 44 km · Guéyo 47 km · Dagbao I 49 km · Diégonéfla 51 km · Gnatroa 52 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 Lakota (5.8475°, -5.682°, elevation 228 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).