Vrouo weather in January

In January, Vrouo sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.6 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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Vrouo's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vrouo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Vrouo reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°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 Vrouo

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.

Vrouo 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° / 21°152.611.63.8
Feb35° / 23°335.611.72.7
Mar35° / 24°7912.511.92.6
Apr33° / 24°9114.912.22.8
May33° / 24°10416.612.33.0
Jun31° / 23°10717.312.43.7
Jul29° / 22°11119.312.44.1
Aug29° / 22°16122.112.33.9
Sep30° / 22°18524.4123.3
Oct31° / 22°11119.111.83.7
Nov32° / 22°459.211.64.3
Dec33° / 21°122.711.64.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Vrouo gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
139815308
240815307
341815297
441815297
542815287
642815287
743815287
842714288
942714288
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 6:43 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:436:16
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311.66:436:17
411.66:446:18
511.66:446:18
611.66:456:19
711.66:456:19
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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 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vrouo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Vrouo sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Vrouo?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vrouo in January

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

In January, Vrouo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Vrouo 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 Vrouo peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 21UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Vrouo 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 Vrouo is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 959 µg/m³Aug 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Vrouo?

Vrouo sits at 7.7°N, 6.6°W, 297 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Séguéla, 32 km away.

Ancien-ProziBaoutiflaPéléziMankonoZuénoula

Topography around Vrouo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vrouo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Vrouo is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
953 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Séguéla 32 km · Mignouré 35 km · Vavoua 36 km · Ancien-Prozi 46 km · Baoutifla 52 km · Pélézi 54 km · Mankono 57 km · Zuénoula 63 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 Vrouo (7.6964°, -6.5535°, elevation 297 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).