Greenville weather in January

In January, Greenville sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 91 mm of rain across 21.4 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Greenville's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greenville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Greenville is capital of Sinoe County, Liberia.

Founded
1838

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Greenville reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22825
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52825
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How January really feels in Greenville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Greenville 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
Jan28° / 25°9121.411.74.7
Feb28° / 25°10522.111.84.0
Mar28° / 25°13226.7123.6
Apr29° / 25°16027.112.13.3
May28° / 25°29429.912.23.3
Jun27° / 25°34527.612.33.7
Jul26° / 24°21822.212.34.5
Aug26° / 24°22623.512.24.4
Sep26° / 24°37328.6123.6
Oct27° / 24°22030.311.93.5
Nov28° / 24°14828.711.83.6
Dec28° / 25°11426.411.74.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46139
56139
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
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196040
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Greenville gets around 91 mm of rain over 21.4 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 70% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
469
568
667
767
867
966
1066
1166
1267
1367
1468
1568
1669
1769
1870
1970
2071
2172
2272
2373
2473
2573
2673
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12935
22935
32935
43925
53925
63925
73925
83925
93925
103916
112926
122926
132917
142917
151927
161918
171918
181909
191909
2018910
2118811
2218811
2318712
2418613
2518613
2618514
2718415
2818316
2918118
3018019
3108020

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:486:31
211.76:486:31
311.76:496:32
411.76:496:32
511.76:506:33
611.76:506:33
711.76:506:34
811.76:516:34
911.76:516:35
1011.76:516:35
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Greenville

In seasonPeak

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

Greenville 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 Greenville?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Greenville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Greenville in January

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

In January, Greenville sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Greenville in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Greenville 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 Greenville peaks around April 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 19UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Greenville 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 Greenville is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.0× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 841 µg/m³Sep 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Greenville?

Greenville sits at 5.0°N, 9.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Buchanan, 148 km away.

BuchananZwedruPleebo CityHarperPetit GraboParaTabouHarbel

Topography around Greenville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greenville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Greenville is covered by water (34%), trees (24%) and mangroves (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
431 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Buchanan 148 km · Zwedru 154 km · Pleebo City 159 km · Harper 163 km · Petit Grabo 193 km · Para 198 km · Tabou 198 km · Harbel 200 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 Greenville (5.0113°, -9.0388°, elevation 10 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).