Ganta weather in January

In January, Ganta sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:57 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
46%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ganta reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Ganta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 25 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
25
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.

Ganta 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
Jan32° / 21°16411.64.9
Feb33° / 23°365.911.83.9
Mar32° / 23°8314.5123.4
Apr31° / 23°10918.112.23.3
May30° / 23°15823.712.33.2
Jun29° / 22°19325.712.43.4
Jul28° / 22°17825.212.44.0
Aug27° / 22°24026.112.23.9
Sep28° / 22°27427.8123.3
Oct29° / 22°15626.911.83.3
Nov30° / 22°6816.911.74.3
Dec30° / 21°20511.65.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
77030
86931
96832
106832
116733
126733
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216634
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286535
296634
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ganta gets around 16 mm of rain over 4 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 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1815
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2015
2115
2215
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2415
2515
2615
2715
2814
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
198153732
298153731
3108163730
4108163629
5118173629
6118183628
7118183528
8117193528
9107193528
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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 6 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
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56calm
66calm
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86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:526:27
211.66:526:27
311.66:526:28
411.66:536:28
511.66:536:29
611.66:536:29
711.66:546:30
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911.66:556:31
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1311.66:566:33
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1611.66:576:34
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1911.66:576:35
2011.66:576:36
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ganta

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ganta 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 Ganta?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ganta in January

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

In January, Ganta sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ganta 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 Ganta peaks around March 18 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 highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ganta 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 Ganta is worst in March — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1286 µg/m³Aug 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ganta?

Ganta sits at 7.2°N, 9.0°W, 282 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Sanniquellie, 33 km away.

SanniquellieSaclepeaGbarngaNzérékoréNew YekepaLolaDananéZouan-Hounien

Topography around Ganta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ganta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m.

The land around Ganta is covered by trees (48%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,541 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Sanniquellie 33 km · Saclepea 34 km · Gbarnga 60 km · Nzérékoré 61 km · New Yekepa 62 km · Lola 80 km · Danané 92 km · Zouan-Hounien 93 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Ganta (7.235°, -8.9844°, elevation 282 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).