Degema Hulk weather in January

In January, Degema Hulk sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 57 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Degema Hulk's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Degema Hulk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Degema Hulk is lga and town in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Density
19/km²
people per km²
Founded
1967

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Degema Hulk reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Degema Hulk

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.

Degema Hulk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°5713.111.83.7
Feb32° / 24°9017.311.83.0
Mar32° / 25°19226.9122.5
Apr31° / 25°24527.812.12.5
May30° / 24°29229.712.22.5
Jun29° / 24°35429.112.32.9
Jul28° / 23°32828.812.23.3
Aug28° / 23°25928.512.23.4
Sep28° / 23°33729.6122.9
Oct29° / 23°34930.711.92.7
Nov30° / 24°18726.611.82.8
Dec31° / 24°6215.811.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
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75347
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114852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Degema Hulk gets around 57 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:446:28
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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 5.14 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Degema Hulk

In seasonPeak

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

Degema Hulk sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Degema Hulk?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Degema Hulk.

What to pack for Degema Hulk in January

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

In January, Degema Hulk sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Degema Hulk 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 at the nearest coast (about 45 km away) 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
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Degema Hulk 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 Degema Hulk peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highMar 24UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Degema Hulk 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 Degema Hulk is worst in January — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1893 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May34Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Degema Hulk?

Degema Hulk sits at 4.8°N, 6.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Obonoma, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Degema Hulk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Degema Hulk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m.

The land around Degema Hulk is covered by mangroves (55%), trees (20%) and water (20%) within 3 km, mangroves (51%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), water (22%) and mangroves (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
96 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Obonoma 7.0 km · Buguma 13 km · Port Harcourt 29 km · Okrika 37 km · Elele 38 km · Yenagoa 56 km · Bonny 58 km · Aba 78 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 Degema Hulk (4.7614°, 6.7496°, elevation 6 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).