Bla weather in January

In January, Bla sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bla's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:53 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
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 Bla reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23117
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303319
313319

How January really feels in Bla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 7 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
7
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.

Bla weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°10.211.35.5
Feb34° / 20°00.111.63.6
Mar38° / 24°20.411.91.6
Apr39° / 27°82.512.30.6
May38° / 28°256.512.60.9
Jun36° / 26°4710.312.72.1
Jul32° / 24°1351812.73.2
Aug31° / 23°21221.912.43.4
Sep32° / 24°12316.512.13.5
Oct35° / 24°31711.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.211.43.2
Dec32° / 18°0011.35.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97525
107525
117426
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137426
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217624
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297921
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bla gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29901
39901
49901
59901
69901
79901
89901
99901
109811
119811
129811
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209820
219820
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279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:496:04
211.36:496:04
311.36:496:05
411.36:506:05
511.36:506:06
611.36:506:06
711.36:516:07
811.36:516:07
911.36:516:08
1011.36:526:09
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1411.36:536:11
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1611.36:536:12
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1811.36:536:13
1911.36:536:13
2011.36:536:14
2111.36:546:14
2211.46:546:15
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bla

In seasonPeak

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

Bla's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bla sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bla?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bla in January

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

In January, Bla sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bla in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bla peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bla 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 Bla is worst in February — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2261 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bla?

Bla sits at 13.0°N, 5.8°W, 295 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Koutiala, 70 km away.

SanDougabougouKé-Macina

Topography around Bla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Bla is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (52%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
152 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Koutiala 70 km · Pèlèngana 73 km · Ségou 77 km · Diourou 82 km · Markala 89 km · San 101 km · Dougabougou 104 km · Ké-Macina 121 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 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 Bla (12.9508°, -5.7556°, elevation 295 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).