New Yekepa weather in January

In January, New Yekepa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 49% 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 New Yekepa's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Yekepa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:55 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

New Yekepa is place in Nimba County, Liberia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in New Yekepa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°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 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 New Yekepa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 6 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
6
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.

New Yekepa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°295.311.65.2
Feb32° / 21°609.311.84.1
Mar31° / 22°12018.311.93.6
Apr30° / 22°14021.312.23.4
May29° / 22°19425.212.33.3
Jun28° / 21°22627.112.43.5
Jul27° / 21°23427.812.43.7
Aug27° / 21°2972812.23.7
Sep28° / 21°30229123.4
Oct29° / 21°20527.911.83.3
Nov29° / 20°9618.711.74.3
Dec30° / 19°276.111.65.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47327
57228
67228
77129
86931
96931
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116832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

New Yekepa gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 23% 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 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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12012203612
22112203512
32213203412
42213203312
52313203212
62313203212
72314193213
82314193113
92314193114
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112213183115
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132113183117
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271611183123
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311611192926

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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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 6:50 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:506:24
211.66:516:25
311.66:516:25
411.66:526:26
511.66:526:26
611.66:526:27
711.66:536:27
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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 5.32 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for New Yekepa

In seasonPeak

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

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

New Yekepa 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 New Yekepa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Yekepa in January

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

In January, New Yekepa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in New Yekepa 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 New Yekepa 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
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in New Yekepa 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 New Yekepa is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1582 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is New Yekepa?

New Yekepa sits at 7.6°N, 8.5°W, 510 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Lola, 25 km away.

SanniquellieNzérékoréDananéGantaSaclepeaMahapleuZouan-Hounien

Topography around New Yekepa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Yekepa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m.

The land around New Yekepa is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
435 m
16 km
1,383 m
80 km
1,503 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Lola 25 km · Sanniquellie 31 km · Nzérékoré 37 km · Danané 55 km · Ganta 62 km · Saclepea 76 km · Mahapleu 78 km · Zouan-Hounien 82 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 New Yekepa (7.5794°, -8.5378°, elevation 510 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).