Goundam weather in January

In January, Goundam sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Goundam's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goundam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:50 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

← December Goundam year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Goundam reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	29	15
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	29	15
25	29	15
26	29	15
27	29	15
28	29	16
29	30	16
30	30	16
31	30	16

How January really feels in Goundam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Goundam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	1	0.2	11.1	7.4
Feb	32° / 17°	0	0.1	11.4	5.4
Mar	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	2.8
Apr	39° / 25°	1	0.2	12.4	0.4
May	41° / 28°	3	0.8	12.8	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	7	2.7	13	0.0
Jul	38° / 28°	34	7.4	12.9	1.0
Aug	36° / 26°	58	10.1	12.6	2.1
Sep	38° / 26°	19	4.6	12.1	1.4
Oct	38° / 25°	4	1.1	11.6	1.4
Nov	34° / 20°	0	0	11.2	3.8
Dec	30° / 16°	0	0	11	6.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73
Cloudier (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Goundam 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:47	5:49
2	11.0	6:47	5:50
3	11.0	6:47	5:50
4	11.0	6:48	5:51
5	11.1	6:48	5:51
6	11.1	6:48	5:52
7	11.1	6:49	5:52
8	11.1	6:49	5:53
9	11.1	6:49	5:54
10	11.1	6:49	5:54
11	11.1	6:50	5:55
12	11.1	6:50	5:55
13	11.1	6:50	5:56
14	11.1	6:50	5:56
15	11.1	6:50	5:57
16	11.1	6:50	5:58
17	11.1	6:50	5:58
18	11.1	6:51	5:59
19	11.1	6:51	5:59
20	11.2	6:51	6:00
21	11.2	6:51	6:00
22	11.2	6:51	6:01
23	11.2	6:51	6:02
24	11.2	6:51	6:02
25	11.2	6:51	6:03
26	11.2	6:51	6:03
27	11.2	6:51	6:04
28	11.2	6:50	6:04
29	11.2	6:50	6:05
30	11.3	6:50	6:05
31	11.3	6:50	6:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Goundam

In seasonPeak

In January, Goundam sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Goundam sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Goundam?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Goundam for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Goundam in January

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

In January, Goundam sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goundam 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 Goundam peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	13	12	11	10	11	13	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Goundam 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 Goundam is worst in February — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	91	92	84	66	67	59	37	26	28	54	55	81
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	91	Unhealthy
Feb	92	Unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	66	Unhealthy
May	67	Unhealthy
Jun	59	Unhealthy
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	55	Unhealthy
Dec	81	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Goundam?

Goundam sits at 16.4°N, 3.7°W, 259 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Diré, 34 km away.

Topography around Goundam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goundam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Goundam is covered by grassland (58%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

grassland 58%

16 km

197 m

grassland 63%

80 km

288 m

grassland 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Goundam year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Diré 34 km · Timbuktu 81 km · Douentza 174 km · Mopti 222 km · Bandiagara 230 km · Mbera 235 km · Bankass 260 km · Koro 269 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

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 Goundam (16.4145°, -3.6707°, elevation 259 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	29	15
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	29	15
25	29	15
26	29	15
27	29	15
28	29	16
29	30	16
30	30	16
31	30	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	29	15
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	29	15
25	29	15
26	29	15
27	29	15
28	29	16
29	30	16
30	30	16
31	30	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	28	15
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	28	15
10	28	15
11	28	15
12	28	15
13	28	15
14	28	15
15	28	15
16	28	15
17	28	15
18	28	15
19	28	15
20	28	15
21	29	15
22	29	15
23	29	15
24	29	15
25	29	15
26	29	15
27	29	15
28	29	16
29	30	16
30	30	16
31	30	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	65	35
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	69	31
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1