Sirakoro Méguétana weather in January

In January, Sirakoro Méguétana sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sirakoro Méguétana's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sirakoro Méguétana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:01 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sirakoro Méguétana 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 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Sirakoro Méguétana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 14 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
14
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.

Sirakoro Méguétana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.211.35.2
Feb35° / 21°10.111.63.4
Mar38° / 24°20.611.91.6
Apr39° / 27°72.212.30.8
May37° / 27°327.412.61.4
Jun34° / 25°9214.312.72.7
Jul30° / 23°19822.112.73.4
Aug29° / 23°25324.312.43.5
Sep30° / 23°16420.412.13.6
Oct33° / 23°499.311.73.7
Nov34° / 20°20.411.43.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.34.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sirakoro Méguétana gets around 2 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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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 (%)
19901
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:576:13
211.36:576:14
311.36:576:14
411.36:586:15
511.36:586:15
611.36:586:16
711.36:596:16
811.36:596:17
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1911.47:016:23
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Sirakoro Méguétana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sirakoro Méguétana sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
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Jun
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Is January a good time to visit Sirakoro Méguétana?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sirakoro Méguétana in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sirakoro Méguétana in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sirakoro Méguétana peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 14Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sirakoro Méguétana 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 Sirakoro Méguétana is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2166 µg/m³Aug 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sirakoro Méguétana?

Sirakoro Méguétana sits at 12.6°N, 7.9°W, 359 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bamako, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sirakoro Méguétana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sirakoro Méguétana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Sirakoro Méguétana is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
221 m
80 km
404 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bamako 8.0 km · Kalaban Koro 12 km · Kabala 14 km · Moribabougou 15 km · Sangarébougou 16 km · Dialakorodji 16 km · Kati 26 km · Sibi 50 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 Sirakoro Méguétana (12.5644°, -7.9155°, elevation 359 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).