San-Pédro weather in January

In January, San-Pédro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 49 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 San-Pédro's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San-Pédro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

San-Pédro 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in San-Pédro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)
12924
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How January really feels in San-Pédro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 29 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
29
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.

San-Pédro 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
Jan29° / 25°4913.411.85.3
Feb29° / 25°5514.311.84.7
Mar29° / 25°7518.1124.3
Apr29° / 25°9020.312.14.0
May28° / 25°21526.912.23.5
Jun27° / 24°27525.312.34.0
Jul26° / 24°1321912.25.0
Aug26° / 23°801612.25.4
Sep26° / 24°13222.1124.6
Oct27° / 24°12024.511.94.4
Nov28° / 24°10223.111.84.2
Dec28° / 25°7318.411.74.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36535
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106337
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176139
186139
196139
206238
216139
226139
236139
246238
256139
266238
276238
286238
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

San-Pédro gets around 49 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
245
344
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543
642
742
841
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1240
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1541
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1741
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2042
2143
2244
2344
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2645
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1128413
2128413
3138313
4138313
5138313
6148213
7148213
8148114
9148114
10148015
11148015
12147916
13138016
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22027523
23027424
24027325
25027226
26027127
27027028
28026830
29026731
30026533
31026434

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 6:38 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:386:22
211.76:386:22
311.76:396:23
411.76:396:23
511.76:396:23
611.76:406:24
711.76:406:24
811.76:416:25
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1011.76:416:26
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1211.76:426:27
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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 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for San-Pédro

In seasonPeak

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

San-Pédro's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

San-Pédro sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit San-Pédro?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San-Pédro in January

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

In January, San-Pédro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San-Pédro 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 14 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
Jul26Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in San-Pédro in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San-Pédro peaks around April 13 at about 13 (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 13UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in San-Pédro 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 San-Pédro is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2041 µg/m³Sep 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov11Good
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San-Pédro?

San-Pédro sits at 4.7°N, 6.6°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Watté, 26 km away.

DagadjiLobakuyaGligbeuadjiGnépassoSahoua

Topography around San-Pédro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San-Pédro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m.

The land around San-Pédro is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Watté 26 km · Gabiadji 32 km · Gagny 36 km · Dagadji 46 km · Lobakuya 50 km · Gligbeuadji 51 km · Gnépasso 54 km · Sahoua 54 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 San-Pédro (4.7485°, -6.6363°, elevation 9 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).