Torodi weather in January

In January, Torodi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Torodi's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:23 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 Torodi 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 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Torodi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 13 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
13
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.

Torodi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar39° / 25°20.511.90.8
Apr41° / 28°31.112.30.0
May39° / 29°133.712.60.4
Jun36° / 27°306.912.82.0
Jul33° / 25°7512.612.73.2
Aug32° / 24°15116.812.43.5
Sep33° / 25°65912.13.4
Oct37° / 25°13311.72.1
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.7

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Torodi 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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Wind in January

Winds average 12 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 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 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 7:19 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:196:33
211.27:196:34
311.27:206:34
411.27:206:35
511.37:206:35
611.37:216:36
711.37:216:36
811.37:216:37
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1011.37:226:38
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1411.37:236:40
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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276.0Bright
286.0Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Torodi

In seasonPeak

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

Torodi sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Torodi?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Torodi in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Torodi 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 Torodi peaks around August 22 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 22UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Torodi 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 Torodi is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1985 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov50Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Torodi?

Torodi sits at 13.1°N, 1.8°E, 219 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Youri Kourtéré, 54 km away.

DiapagaBirnin GaouréTillabériBaléyara

Topography around Torodi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Torodi is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Youri Kourtéré 54 km · Niamey 55 km · Say 62 km · Kollo 62 km · Diapaga 116 km · Birnin Gaouré 121 km · Tillabéri 127 km · Baléyara 145 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 Torodi (13.1191°, 1.7987°, elevation 219 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).