Agbor weather in January

In January, Agbor sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 22 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Agbor's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:54 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Agbor is a town in Ika South local government, Delta State, Nigeria.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Agbor reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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

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.

Agbor weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°225.311.73.5
Feb34° / 24°4710.211.82.8
Mar33° / 24°11219.8122.6
Apr32° / 24°16922.712.12.7
May31° / 23°23927.212.32.6
Jun29° / 23°27228.512.42.8
Jul28° / 22°24228.912.33.3
Aug28° / 22°22626.912.23.5
Sep29° / 22°29328.8122.9
Oct30° / 22°27228.411.92.8
Nov31° / 23°8915.511.73.6
Dec33° / 22°184.811.64.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36733
46634
56535
66337
76238
86139
95941
105941
115842
125644
135545
145446
155347
165248
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Agbor gets around 22 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
29
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49
510
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710
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1113
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2122
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3027
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11281129390
21381129380
31481128380
41491128380
51591127380
61691126380
71691126380
81681126390
91681224390
101681224401
111681223401
121581223411
131571223421
141471222432
151471222442
161371122452
171371121463
181261121473
191261120483
201161020494
211161019504
22106919524
23106918525
24106918525
25106817536
2696817546
2796816556
2896715566
2996715567
3096714577
3186714587

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:496:28
211.66:506:28
311.66:506:29
411.66:506:29
511.66:516:30
611.76:516:30
711.76:516:31
811.76:526:31
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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 5.44 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Agbor

In seasonPeak

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

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

Agbor sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Agbor?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agbor. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Agbor in January

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

In January, Agbor sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Agbor 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 Agbor peaks around September 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highSep 22UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Agbor 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 Agbor is worst in January — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 16164 µg/m³Aug 1339 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan166Very unhealthy
Feb147Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec148Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Agbor?

Agbor sits at 6.3°N, 6.2°E, 130 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ogwashi-Uku, 37 km away.

Topography around Agbor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m.

The land around Agbor is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
453 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ogwashi-Uku 37 km · Ubiaja 49 km · Uromi 52 km · Ekpoma 55 km · Asaba 60 km · Benin City 64 km · Kwale 66 km · Onitsha 66 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 Agbor (6.2538°, 6.1942°, elevation 130 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).