Tabou weather in January

In January, Tabou sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 81 mm of rain across 17.5 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 34% 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 Tabou's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Tabou is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
5/km²
people per km²

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 Tabou reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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)
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How January really feels in Tabou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 15 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
15
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.

Tabou 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° / 24°8117.511.84.8
Feb29° / 25°9719.311.94.1
Mar29° / 25°12523.7123.7
Apr29° / 25°13824.312.13.5
May28° / 25°28428.612.23.3
Jun27° / 24°27925.212.34.0
Jul26° / 24°13518.812.25.0
Aug26° / 23°9817.712.15.1
Sep27° / 24°18726124.0
Oct27° / 24°16827.411.93.9
Nov28° / 24°13325.211.83.8
Dec28° / 24°10522.611.74.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66337
76337
86238
96139
106139
116139
126040
136040
145941
155941
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316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tabou gets around 81 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
653
752
852
952
1052
1153
1253
1354
1454
1555
1655
1756
1856
1957
2058
2159
2260
2360
2461
2561
2661
2762
2862
2962
3062
3162

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113897
213906
313906
414896
514896
615886
715877
815877
915877
1015868
1115868
1215859
1315859
1414869
15048610
16048610
17048511
18038611
19038512
20038413
21028414
22028414
23028315
24028216
25028117
26027919
27027820
28017821
29017623
30017524
31017425

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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269calm
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289calm
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3110calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:406:25
211.76:416:25
311.76:416:26
411.86:416:26
511.86:426:27
611.86:426:27
711.86:436:28
811.86:436:28
911.86:436:29
1011.86:446:29
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2011.86:476:33
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tabou

In seasonPeak

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

Tabou 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 Tabou?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tabou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tabou in January

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

In January, Tabou sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tabou in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tabou 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 Tabou peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 13UV 13Jul 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tabou 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 Tabou is worst in January — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2040 µg/m³Sep 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar26Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct8Good
Nov12Good
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tabou?

Tabou sits at 4.4°N, 7.4°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Pleebo City, 40 km away.

Pleebo CityHarperGnépassoWattéSan-PédroPetit GraboGagnyDagadji

Topography around Tabou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Tabou is covered by trees (39%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
410 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pleebo City 40 km · Harper 40 km · Gnépasso 70 km · Watté 85 km · San-Pédro 87 km · Petit Grabo 94 km · Gagny 97 km · Dagadji 98 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 Tabou (4.423°, -7.3528°, 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).