Tessaoua weather in January

In January, Tessaoua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Tessaoua's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tessaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:59 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tessaoua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Tessaoua

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Tessaoua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.0
Feb33° / 16°0011.54.8
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 24°10.412.30.3
May39° / 26°82.412.60.4
Jun37° / 26°174.212.81.6
Jul34° / 25°6311.312.72.9
Aug32° / 24°12014.612.53.5
Sep34° / 24°426.912.13.0
Oct37° / 22°61.511.72.0
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.8
Dec30° / 14°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
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58317
68218
78218
88218
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298317
308317
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tessaoua gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 6:55 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:556:07
211.26:566:08
311.26:566:08
411.26:566:09
511.26:576:09
611.26:576:10
711.26:576:10
811.26:576:11
911.26:586:12
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1311.36:596:14
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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 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tessaoua

In seasonPeak

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

Tessaoua sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Tessaoua?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tessaoua in January

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

In January, Tessaoua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tessaoua 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 Tessaoua peaks around August 15 at about 12 (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 highAug 15UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tessaoua 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 Tessaoua is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14105 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tessaoua?

Tessaoua sits at 13.8°N, 8.0°E, 400 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Gazaoua, 27 km away.

KatsinaMaradiMadarounfa

Topography around Tessaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tessaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Tessaoua is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
172 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gazaoua 27 km · Aguié 36 km · Mayahi 41 km · Matamey 64 km · Daura 88 km · Katsina 95 km · Maradi 100 km · Madarounfa 103 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Tessaoua (13.7574°, 7.9874°, elevation 400 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).