Watté weather in January

In January, Watté sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 67 mm of rain across 15 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 27% 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 Watté's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Watté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Watté reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Watté

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.

Watté 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° / 22°671511.74.0
Feb32° / 23°8317.711.83.2
Mar32° / 23°12322.3122.9
Apr31° / 23°1202312.12.9
May30° / 23°20828.112.22.8
Jun29° / 23°23226.312.33.4
Jul28° / 22°11320.512.34.5
Aug28° / 22°9220.712.24.4
Sep29° / 23°17827.1123.2
Oct30° / 22°17628.811.92.9
Nov30° / 22°13225.211.83.1
Dec30° / 22°9220.611.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125446
135347
145248
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315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Watté gets around 67 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1748
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2149
2249
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3051
3152

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11110817
21211806
31212796
41212805
51213795
61214785
71215775
81215775
91216756
101216756
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290177715
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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216calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:39 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:22
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311.76:406:23
411.76:406:23
511.76:406:24
611.76:416:24
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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 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Watté

In seasonPeak

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

Watté 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 Watté?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Watté for sightseeing.

What to pack for Watté in January

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

In January, Watté sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Watté 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 36 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
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Watté 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 Watté 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 Watté 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 Watté is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2146 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Watté?

Watté sits at 4.9°N, 6.8°W, 175 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Gagny, 13 km away.

DjapadjiTouih

Topography around Watté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Watté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m.

The land around Watté is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
471 m
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January weather nearby: Gagny 13 km · Dagadji 22 km · Gabiadji 26 km · San-Pédro 26 km · Gligbeuadji 31 km · Gnépasso 32 km · Djapadji 40 km · Touih 45 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 Watté (4.9353°, -6.7783°, elevation 175 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).