Chakwama weather in January

In January, Chakwama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chakwama's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chakwama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:49 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Chakwama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with 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 Chakwama

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 ≤ 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.

Chakwama 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
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.5
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.3
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.8
Apr39° / 24°3112.20.6
May38° / 26°296.212.51.2
Jun34° / 25°6512.112.72.6
Jul31° / 23°16621.912.63.2
Aug30° / 22°24524.912.43.2
Sep31° / 23°11716.112.13.6
Oct34° / 22°244.411.73.4
Nov34° / 18°0011.53.9
Dec31° / 14°0011.36.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
48119
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
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117822
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chakwama 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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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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229calm
239calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:456:04
211.36:456:05
311.36:456:06
411.36:466:06
511.36:466:07
611.36:466:07
711.46:476:08
811.46:476:08
911.46:476:09
1011.46:486:09
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1411.46:496:11
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1911.46:496:14
2011.46:506:14
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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 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
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246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chakwama

In seasonPeak

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

Chakwama's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Chakwama sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Chakwama?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chakwama in January

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

In January, Chakwama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chakwama 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 Chakwama peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (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 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Chakwama 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 Chakwama is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 16115 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Chakwama?

Chakwama sits at 11.6°N, 9.7°E, 400 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Birnin Kudu, 23 km away.

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Topography around Chakwama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chakwama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m.

The land around Chakwama is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
583 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Birnin Kudu 23 km · Kiyawa 26 km · Gwaram 39 km · Dutse 42 km · Azare 59 km · Gaya 79 km · Wudil 94 km · Darazo 103 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 Chakwama (11.5596°, 9.6641°, elevation 400 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).