Bonny weather in January

In January, Bonny sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 47 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bonny's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bonny reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22925
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42925
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How January really feels in Bonny

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.

Bonny weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4713.411.84.9
Feb30° / 26°7316.711.94.1
Mar29° / 26°16424.6123.4
Apr29° / 26°22525.512.13.2
May29° / 25°29528.712.23.1
Jun27° / 25°41428.812.33.4
Jul27° / 24°41829.212.23.6
Aug26° / 24°3392812.13.7
Sep27° / 24°35629.1123.4
Oct28° / 24°3133011.93.3
Nov28° / 25°17425.911.83.5
Dec29° / 25°5616.211.74.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45347
55347
65347
75248
85149
95050
104852
114852
124753
134654
144555
154456
164357
174357
184258
194159
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
254060
264159
274159
284159
294159
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bonny gets around 47 mm of rain over 13.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
635
735
836
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1644
1745
1846
1947
2048
2148
2249
2350
2450
2551
2651
2752
2852
2952
3052
3153

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11234747
21244746
31344745
41344645
52344645
62354645
72354545
82454545
92454445
102454445
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250234055
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280233758
290233560
300233461
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:42 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:426:27
211.76:436:27
311.76:436:28
411.76:436:28
511.86:446:29
611.86:446:29
711.86:456:30
811.86:456:30
911.86:456:31
1011.86:466:31
1111.86:466:32
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1311.86:476:32
1411.86:476:33
1511.86:476:33
1611.86:486:34
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1911.86:486:35
2011.86:496:35
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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 5.17 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bonny

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bonny 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 Bonny?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bonny in January

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

In January, Bonny sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bonny in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bonny 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 Bonny peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bonny 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 Bonny is worst in January — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17102 µg/m³Aug 1537 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct55Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bonny?

Bonny sits at 4.5°N, 7.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okrika, 34 km away.

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Topography around Bonny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around Bonny is covered by water (48%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and mangroves (36%) within 16 km, and water (38%), trees (31%) and mangroves (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
78 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Okrika 34 km · Port Harcourt 40 km · Buguma 47 km · Obonoma 51 km · Degema Hulk 58 km · Aba 76 km · Elele 82 km · Eket 86 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 Bonny (4.4516°, 7.1707°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).