Zoukougbeu weather in January

In January, Zoukougbeu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Zoukougbeu's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zoukougbeu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:47 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Zoukougbeu is place in Sassandra-Marahoué, 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Zoukougbeu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°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 Zoukougbeu

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.

Zoukougbeu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°193.811.74.3
Feb34° / 23°486.911.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9015122.9
Apr33° / 24°9617.212.12.9
May32° / 24°12120.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°12020.712.43.6
Jul29° / 23°10619.912.44.2
Aug28° / 22°13621.112.24.1
Sep29° / 23°18525.8123.2
Oct30° / 23°13723.911.83.3
Nov31° / 23°5713.611.74.2
Dec31° / 22°224.811.65.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47327
57228
67228
77129
87030
96931
106931
116832
126733
136733
146634
156634
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zoukougbeu gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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510
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710
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3016
3117

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11271129410
21271229400
31371229390
41381229380
51481229380
61481228370
71491328370
81491327370
91391327380
101391327380
111291326390
121291326390
131191327400
141191327410
151091327410
16991328410
17981328420
18881328420
19881229430
20881229430
21771230440
22771130440
23771130450
24761131450
25761031460
26761031460
27761030470
28761030470
29761030480
3076929480
3175929491

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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46calm
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66calm
77calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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307calm
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 6:42 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:426:19
211.66:436:20
311.66:436:20
411.66:436:20
511.66:446:21
611.66:446:21
711.66:456:22
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1311.66:476:25
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1711.66:486:27
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2011.76:486:28
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2211.76:496:29
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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 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zoukougbeu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Zoukougbeu?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zoukougbeu in January

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

In January, Zoukougbeu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zoukougbeu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zoukougbeu peaks around April 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zoukougbeu 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 Zoukougbeu is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zoukougbeu?

Zoukougbeu sits at 6.8°N, 6.9°W, 244 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Guéssabo, 10 km away.

IssiaBangolo Tahouake

Topography around Zoukougbeu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zoukougbeu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Zoukougbeu is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Guéssabo 10 km · Belleville 12 km · Aboka 25 km · Guézon 28 km · Boboniessoko 32 km · Zaïbo 33 km · Issia 43 km · Bangolo Tahouake 46 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 Zoukougbeu (6.7623°, -6.8638°, elevation 244 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).