Ekpoma weather in January

In January, Ekpoma sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ekpoma's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekpoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Ekpoma is town in Edo State, Nigeria.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ekpoma reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Ekpoma

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.

Ekpoma weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°92.511.73.2
Feb35° / 24°226.311.82.5
Mar34° / 24°6114.3122.4
Apr33° / 24°11919.412.12.6
May31° / 24°18525.212.32.7
Jun30° / 23°22027.412.42.9
Jul29° / 23°2012812.43.2
Aug28° / 22°18826.312.23.4
Sep29° / 23°23927.9123.0
Oct30° / 23°18624.811.93.1
Nov32° / 23°408.711.74.0
Dec34° / 22°7211.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27030
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96337
106238
116139
126040
135941
145842
155743
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ekpoma gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12481927220
22581826220
32681826220
42781726220
52781725220
62881625230
72881525230
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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 8 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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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:50 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:506:27
211.66:516:28
311.66:516:28
411.66:516:29
511.66:526:29
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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 5.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ekpoma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ekpoma 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 Ekpoma?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ekpoma. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ekpoma in January

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

In January, Ekpoma sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Ekpoma 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 Ekpoma peaks around September 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highSep 21UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ekpoma 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 Ekpoma is worst in January — around 194 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23193 µg/m³Aug 1033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan194Very unhealthy
Feb192Very unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec145Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ekpoma?

Ekpoma sits at 6.7°N, 6.1°E, 364 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uromi, 22 km away.

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Topography around Ekpoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekpoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Ekpoma is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Uromi 22 km · Ubiaja 29 km · Auchi 39 km · Agbor 55 km · Benin City 73 km · Ogwashi-Uku 76 km · Idah 78 km · Owo 79 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 Ekpoma (6.743°, 6.1403°, elevation 364 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).