Bukuru weather in January

In January, Bukuru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bukuru's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:49 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Bukuru is city in Plateau State, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 29°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bukuru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bukuru

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 ≤ 0°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.

Bukuru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°00.111.57.8
Feb30° / 17°20.511.76.2
Mar32° / 19°111.711.94.7
Apr31° / 20°9411.112.24.3
May28° / 20°26224.912.44.0
Jun26° / 19°32028.812.63.7
Jul24° / 18°33130.112.53.6
Aug24° / 18°36729.912.33.6
Sep26° / 18°30027.912.13.8
Oct27° / 17°10214.111.85.6
Nov29° / 16°10.411.67.1
Dec28° / 15°00.111.48.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Bukuru gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:45 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bukuru

In seasonPeak

None of Bukuru's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bukuru's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bukuru sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bukuru?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bukuru in January

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

In January, Bukuru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bukuru in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukuru peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highSep 11UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bukuru 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 Bukuru is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 19102 µg/m³Jul 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bukuru?

Bukuru sits at 9.8°N, 8.9°E, 1,277 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jos, 15 km away.

PankshinWambaKachiaAkwanga

Topography around Bukuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Bukuru is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
1,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
← DecemberBukuru year-round climateFebruary →Best places to visit in January
January weather nearby: Jos 15 km · Kagoro 56 km · Kafanchan 67 km · Lere 73 km · Pankshin 81 km · Wamba 99 km · Kachia 100 km · Akwanga 110 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 Bukuru (9.794°, 8.864°, elevation 1,277 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).