Maféré weather in January

In January, Maféré sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 73 mm of rain across 15.9 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 30% 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 Maféré's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maféré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Maféré is place in Comoé, 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 Maféré reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
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How January really feels in Maféré

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.

Maféré 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° / 23°7315.911.73.9
Feb32° / 24°9919.511.83.0
Mar32° / 24°16125.9122.6
Apr31° / 24°16026.412.12.6
May30° / 23°21829.412.22.6
Jun29° / 23°23728.412.33.0
Jul28° / 22°14925.112.34.0
Aug28° / 22°9122.312.24.3
Sep28° / 23°15227.2123.3
Oct30° / 23°19329.811.92.8
Nov31° / 23°14226.211.82.9
Dec31° / 23°8919.611.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35842
45941
55842
65842
75743
85743
95644
105644
115545
125347
135347
145347
155248
165149
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
225050
235050
245149
255149
265149
275248
285248
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Maféré gets around 73 mm of rain over 15.9 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 51% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
545
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1046
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1550
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1953
2054
2155
2256
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2457
2558
2658
2758
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101395631
2113105530
3114105529
4114105628
5115115428
6115115428
7115125328
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12115125229
13015125329
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15014115430
16014115331
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18014105332
1901395433
2001385533
2101385434
2201375435
2301365436
2401365238
2501355239
2601355140
2701354942
2801254843
2901254745
3001254547
3101264348

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:256:06
211.76:256:06
311.76:256:07
411.76:266:07
511.76:266:08
611.76:276:08
711.76:276:09
811.76:276:09
911.76:286:10
1011.76:286:10
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1211.76:296:11
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1511.76:306:13
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1911.76:316:14
2011.76:316:15
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2811.86:326:17
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3111.86:336:18

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 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 4.98 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Maféré

In seasonPeak

In January, Maféré sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maféré sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Maféré?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maféré.

What to pack for Maféré in January

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

In January, Maféré sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maféré 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 34 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Maféré 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 Maféré peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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 11UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Maféré 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 Maféré is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1763 µg/m³Sep 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar35Poor
Apr33Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Maféré?

Maféré sits at 5.4°N, 3.0°W, 122 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Aboisso, 20 km away.

Aboisso ComoéBonouaBianouanGrand-Bassam

Topography around Maféré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maféré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m.

The land around Maféré is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
450 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Aboisso 20 km · Elubo 33 km · Adiaké 34 km · Ahigbé Koffikro 39 km · Aboisso Comoé 55 km · Bonoua 65 km · Bianouan 69 km · Grand-Bassam 82 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 Maféré (5.4151°, -3.0301°, elevation 122 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).