Diourou weather in January

In January, Diourou sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Diourou's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diourou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Diourou reaches about 32°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)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53118
63118
73118
83118
93118
103118
113118
123118
133118
143118
153118
163118
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193118
203218
213218
223218
233218
243218
253218
263219
273219
283219
293319
303319
313319

How January really feels in Diourou

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.

Diourou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.111.35.5
Feb35° / 21°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°51.512.30.1
May40° / 28°14412.60.3
Jun37° / 27°327.412.81.5
Jul33° / 25°11716.212.72.8
Aug31° / 24°18019.312.53.3
Sep33° / 24°10113.312.13.4
Oct36° / 24°194.311.72.4
Nov35° / 21°10.211.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57129
67129
77228
87228
97228
107228
117327
127327
137327
147426
157327
167327
177327
187426
197426
207426
217426
227426
237525
247525
257525
267624
277624
287822
297822
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Diourou gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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310

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
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2011calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:506:03
211.26:516:03
311.26:516:04
411.26:516:04
511.26:526:05
611.26:526:05
711.26:526:06
811.26:536:06
911.26:536:07
1011.26:536:08
1111.26:536:08
1211.26:546:09
1311.36:546:09
1411.36:546:10
1511.36:546:10
1611.36:546:11
1711.36:556:11
1811.36:556:12
1911.36:556:12
2011.36:556:13
2111.36:556:13
2211.36:556:14
2311.36:556:15
2411.36:556:15
2511.36:556:16
2611.36:556:16
2711.46:556:17
2811.46:556:17
2911.46:556:17
3011.46:556:18
3111.46:556:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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275.8Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Diourou

In seasonPeak

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

Diourou sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Diourou?

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 Diourou for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Diourou in January

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

In January, Diourou sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diourou 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 Diourou peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highAug 18UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Diourou 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 Diourou is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May40Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Diourou?

Diourou sits at 13.7°N, 5.8°W, 286 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Markala, 26 km away.

Topography around Diourou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diourou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m.

The land around Diourou is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
90 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Markala 26 km · Dougabougou 35 km · Siribala Coro 49 km · Pèlèngana 51 km · Ségou 54 km · Ké-Macina 60 km · Moninnpébougou 62 km · Niono 65 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 Diourou (13.6872°, -5.832°, elevation 286 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).