Darazo weather in January

In January, Darazo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Darazo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darazo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:45 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10
← DecemberDarazo year-round climateFebruary →Best places to visit in January
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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Darazo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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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How January really feels in Darazo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day 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
1
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Darazo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.46.2
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 25°51.112.20.9
May37° / 26°34712.51.6
Jun34° / 24°7013.212.62.9
Jul30° / 22°17822.512.63.4
Aug29° / 22°25125.212.43.5
Sep30° / 22°11117.312.13.9
Oct33° / 21°31611.84.0
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.3
Dec31° / 15°0011.46.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Darazo 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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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 30 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 6:41 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:416:02
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.15 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 Darazo

In seasonPeak

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

Darazo's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
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Feb
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Darazo?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Darazo in January

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

In January, Darazo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Darazo 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 Darazo peaks around August 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 21UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Darazo 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 Darazo is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 17108 µg/m³Aug 929 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Darazo?

Darazo sits at 11.0°N, 10.4°E, 507 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kari, 32 km away.

AzareBauchiNafadaChakwamaPotiskum

Topography around Darazo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darazo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 498 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m.

The land around Darazo is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

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← DecemberDarazo year-round climateFebruary →Best places to visit in January
January weather nearby: Kari 32 km · Dukku 44 km · Gwaram 65 km · Azare 79 km · Bauchi 99 km · Nafada 101 km · Chakwama 103 km · Potiskum 108 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 Darazo (10.9992°, 10.4106°, elevation 507 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).