Ado-Ekiti weather in January

In January, Ado-Ekiti sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ado-Ekiti's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ado-Ekiti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:00 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
47%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Ado-Ekiti is state capital and headquarters of the Ekiti, Nigeria.

Density
1,485/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ado-Ekiti reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ado-Ekiti

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.

Ado-Ekiti weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°102.611.64.2
Feb34° / 23°255.911.73.3
Mar33° / 23°7114.811.93.0
Apr32° / 23°10619.712.23.1
May30° / 23°1612412.33.2
Jun29° / 22°1942712.43.3
Jul27° / 22°18727.412.43.7
Aug27° / 21°19026.112.23.8
Sep28° / 22°21327.4123.4
Oct29° / 22°17626.111.83.3
Nov31° / 22°388.611.74.5
Dec32° / 21°61.711.64.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27327
37228
47129
57030
66931
76832
86733
96634
106436
116436
126337
136238
146139
156139
166040
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195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245842
255941
265941
275941
285941
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ado-Ekiti gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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24
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55
66
76
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97
107
117
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138
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179
189
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3011
3111

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
133818328
234818328
335817319
436817309
5368163010
6378152911
7378152911
8378152912
9368142912
10368142913
11358142914
12358142915
13348132916
14338132916
15338132917
16328133018
17318133018
18307133119
19297123220
20286123221
21286123321
22275123322
23265123423
24265123424
25255113425
26254113426
27244113427
28244113427
29234113428
30234103429
31234103430

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:556:29
211.66:566:30
311.66:566:30
411.66:576:31
511.66:576:31
611.66:576:32
711.66:586:32
811.66:586:33
911.66:586:33
1011.66:596:34
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1211.66:596:35
1311.67:006:35
1411.67:006:36
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1911.67:016:38
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2211.67:026:39
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2611.67:026:41
2711.67:026:41
2811.77:026:41
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3111.77:026:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ado-Ekiti

In seasonPeak

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

Ado-Ekiti's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ado-Ekiti sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ado-Ekiti?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ado-Ekiti in January

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

In January, Ado-Ekiti sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ado-Ekiti in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ado-Ekiti peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 23UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ado-Ekiti 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 Ado-Ekiti is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ado-Ekiti?

Ado-Ekiti sits at 7.6°N, 5.2°E, 439 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igede-Ekiti, 12 km away.

Topography around Ado-Ekiti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ado-Ekiti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Ado-Ekiti is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
781 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Igede-Ekiti 12 km · Ikere-Ekiti 14 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 22 km · Igbara-Odo 22 km · Ijero-Ekiti 27 km · Ise-Ekiti 28 km · Ipoti 32 km · Efon-Alaaye 33 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 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 Ado-Ekiti (7.6233°, 5.2209°, elevation 439 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).