Zwedru weather in January

In January, Zwedru sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 32 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-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 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zwedru's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zwedru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
56%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Zwedru is human settlement 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zwedru reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
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How January really feels in Zwedru

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.

Zwedru 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° / 22°327.811.74.8
Feb31° / 22°6312.411.83.8
Mar31° / 23°13322.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°15823.812.12.9
May30° / 23°19026.812.32.9
Jun29° / 22°20025.312.33.4
Jul28° / 22°12221.412.34.4
Aug28° / 22°15222.812.24.2
Sep29° / 22°23827.1123.2
Oct30° / 22°18727.211.93.1
Nov30° / 22°8018.311.73.8
Dec30° / 21°369.411.75.0

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 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
55941
65941
75941
85842
95842
105743
115644
125644
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245545
255446
265446
275446
285347
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zwedru gets around 32 mm of rain over 7.8 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 26% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
721
821
922
1022
1123
1223
1324
1425
1525
1626
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2531
2631
2732
2832
2933
3033
3133

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122536550
223636530
323636530
433636520
533736510
633736510
733735520
833735520
933834520
1033834520
1133833530
1222832560
1322832560
1422732570
1522731580
1622731580
1711731600
1811731600
1911730610
2011630620
2111630620
2211629630
2311529640
2412528640
2512528640
2612428650
2712428650
2812427660
2912427651
3012427651
3112426661

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 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
36calm
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76calm
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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166calm
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186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:25
211.76:476:26
311.76:476:26
411.76:476:27
511.76:486:27
611.76:486:28
711.76:486:28
811.76:496:29
911.76:496:29
1011.76:506:30
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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 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zwedru

In seasonPeak

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

Zwedru 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 Zwedru?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zwedru in January

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

In January, Zwedru sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zwedru 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 Zwedru peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zwedru 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 Zwedru is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 846 µg/m³Sep 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zwedru?

Zwedru sits at 6.1°N, 8.1°W, 221 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Bloléquin, 58 km away.

BloléquinZéagloZagnéNizahon IIGuigloZouan-HounienGoyaZou

Topography around Zwedru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zwedru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m.

The land around Zwedru is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
624 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bloléquin 58 km · Zéaglo 65 km · Zagné 74 km · Nizahon II 88 km · Guiglo 88 km · Zouan-Hounien 95 km · Goya 96 km · Zou 108 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 Zwedru (6.0685°, -8.1356°, elevation 221 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).