Tanda weather in January

In January, Tanda sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tanda's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tanda reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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 Tanda

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.

Tanda weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°122.111.63.5
Feb36° / 24°274.811.72.4
Mar35° / 25°7412.611.92.3
Apr34° / 25°8914.812.22.6
May33° / 24°9016.412.43.0
Jun31° / 23°8915.912.43.8
Jul29° / 23°9316.412.44.3
Aug29° / 23°11017.412.34.3
Sep30° / 23°13721.9123.6
Oct31° / 23°9718.111.83.7
Nov32° / 23°397.611.64.2
Dec33° / 22°112.411.64.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48119
57921
67921
77822
87822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tanda gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14011132313
24111122312
34211122312
44311122411
54311112411
64410112411
74410112411
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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
26calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:296:02
211.66:306:03
311.66:306:03
411.66:306:04
511.66:316:04
611.66:316:05
711.66:326:05
811.66:326:06
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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 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Tanda

In seasonPeak

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

Tanda's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tanda sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), 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 Tanda?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanda. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tanda in January

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

In January, Tanda sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanda 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 Tanda peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tanda 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 Tanda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1077 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr36Poor
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanda?

Tanda sits at 7.8°N, 3.2°W, 274 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bondoukou, 48 km away.

BondoukouJapekromDomaa-AhenkroAgnibilékrouBerekumFlakièdougouNsoatreSunyani

Topography around Tanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m.

The land around Tanda is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
598 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bondoukou 48 km · Japekrom 49 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 67 km · Agnibilékrou 75 km · Berekum 75 km · Flakièdougou 76 km · Nsoatre 89 km · Sunyani 106 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 Tanda (7.8034°, -3.1683°, elevation 274 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).