Zégoua weather in January

In January, Zégoua sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Zégoua's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zégoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Zégoua reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
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.

Zégoua 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°20.411.54.4
Feb36° / 22°30.611.72.7
Mar37° / 24°123.311.91.7
Apr37° / 25°44912.21.7
May35° / 25°7313.912.52.3
Jun32° / 23°9615.912.63.3
Jul30° / 23°18723.412.63.5
Aug29° / 22°24025.912.33.4
Sep30° / 22°16421.612.13.6
Oct32° / 22°681211.83.9
Nov34° / 21°71.511.53.8
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98218
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118218
128218
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308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zégoua gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
102
112
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132
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311

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196121
296121
396121
496121
596121
696121
795221
895221
995221
1094222
1194222
1294222
1392332
1492332
1592332
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2490442
2590442
2690442
2790442
2890442
2990442
3089452
3189452

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:446:08
211.46:446:08
311.46:456:09
411.46:456:09
511.46:456:10
611.46:466:10
711.46:466:11
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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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zégoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zégoua 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 Zégoua?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zégoua in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zégoua 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 Zégoua peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zégoua 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 Zégoua is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1650 µg/m³Aug 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zégoua?

Zégoua sits at 10.5°N, 5.6°W, 344 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Kadiolo, 15 km away.

Topography around Zégoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zégoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 338 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m.

The land around Zégoua is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
237 m
80 km
526 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kadiolo 15 km · Niellé 32 km · Diawala 47 km · Massiogo 54 km · Nambingué 59 km · M’Bengué 61 km · Kaouara 67 km · Ouangolodougou 80 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 Zégoua (10.488°, -5.6494°, elevation 344 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).