Yanfolila weather in January

In January, Yanfolila sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yanfolila's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanfolila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:00 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Yanfolila is town in Bougouni Region, Mali.

Density
2,218/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Yanfolila reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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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How January really feels in Yanfolila

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 22 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
22
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.

Yanfolila weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.311.44.9
Feb35° / 22°20.311.63.2
Mar37° / 25°41.211.91.8
Apr37° / 26°225.112.21.5
May35° / 25°6811.812.52.3
Jun32° / 24°13118.212.63.2
Jul30° / 23°21723.712.63.5
Aug29° / 23°25325.612.43.4
Sep30° / 22°19222.812.13.5
Oct32° / 23°7612.711.74.0
Nov33° / 21°61.211.54.2
Dec33° / 19°00.111.44.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yanfolila gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:55 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:556:16
211.46:556:17
311.46:566:17
411.46:566:18
511.46:576:18
611.46:576:19
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.78 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 Yanfolila

In seasonPeak

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

Yanfolila's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Yanfolila sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Yanfolila?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yanfolila in January

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

In January, Yanfolila sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yanfolila 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 Yanfolila peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Yanfolila 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 Yanfolila is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorFeb 1954 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb55Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr45Poor
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yanfolila?

Yanfolila sits at 11.2°N, 8.2°W, 363 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bougouni, 77 km away.

SiguiriSibiBambaKintinianKabala

Topography around Yanfolila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanfolila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m.

The land around Yanfolila is covered by grassland (34%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), grassland (24%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
217 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Bougouni 77 km · Mandiana 86 km · Kangaba 88 km · Siguiri 114 km · Sibi 134 km · Bamba 141 km · Kintinian 142 km · Kabala 150 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 Yanfolila (11.1833°, -8.15°, elevation 363 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).