Sanniquellie weather in January

In January, Sanniquellie sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.4 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 45% 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 Sanniquellie's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanniquellie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:56 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sanniquellie is town in Liberia.

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 31°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sanniquellie reaches about 31°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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How January really feels in Sanniquellie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 19 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
19
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.

Sanniquellie 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
Jan31° / 21°245.411.64.9
Feb32° / 22°488.311.83.9
Mar32° / 23°11017.8123.4
Apr31° / 23°13720.612.23.2
May30° / 22°19225.712.33.1
Jun29° / 22°22627.312.43.3
Jul27° / 21°20626.612.43.8
Aug27° / 21°26826.912.23.8
Sep28° / 22°29728.6123.3
Oct29° / 22°19128.311.83.2
Nov29° / 21°8919.311.74.1
Dec30° / 21°28711.65.5

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 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sanniquellie gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 21% 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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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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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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 6:51 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.13 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 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sanniquellie

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Sanniquellie?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sanniquellie in January

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

In January, Sanniquellie sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sanniquellie 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 Sanniquellie 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 Sanniquellie 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 Sanniquellie 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 Sanniquellie?

Sanniquellie sits at 7.4°N, 8.7°W, 430 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is New Yekepa, 31 km away.

New YekepaGantaNzérékoréSaclepeaLolaDananéZouan-HounienMahapleu

Topography around Sanniquellie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanniquellie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 655 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,523 m.

The land around Sanniquellie is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
655 m
80 km
1,523 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: New Yekepa 31 km · Ganta 33 km · Nzérékoré 45 km · Saclepea 47 km · Lola 53 km · Danané 63 km · Zouan-Hounien 74 km · Mahapleu 88 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 Sanniquellie (7.3621°, -8.7133°, elevation 430 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).