Elele weather in January

In January, Elele sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 56 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Elele's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Elele is town in Ikwerre LGA in Rivers 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Elele reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Elele

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.

Elele 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
Jan33° / 23°5611.411.73.3
Feb33° / 24°9415.911.82.7
Mar32° / 24°20326.1122.3
Apr32° / 24°26327.412.12.3
May31° / 24°31229.212.22.4
Jun29° / 23°3562912.32.8
Jul28° / 23°34728.912.33.1
Aug28° / 23°29028.712.23.1
Sep29° / 23°36929.6122.8
Oct30° / 23°37930.611.92.6
Nov31° / 23°19824.711.82.8
Dec32° / 23°5811.811.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
35941
45941
55842
65644
75545
85446
95248
105248
115149
124852
134852
144654
154456
164456
174258
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213961
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313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Elele gets around 56 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
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427
527
628
728
828
929
1030
1130
1231
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1434
1535
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1838
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2041
2142
2243
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2445
2546
2647
2747
2848
2948
3048
3149

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112514717
222614697
322615687
423715667
523715667
623716648
723716648
824716638
924716629
10247166110
11247166110
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 6:45 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:456:27
211.76:456:28
311.76:456:28
411.76:466:29
511.76:466:29
611.76:476:30
711.76:476:30
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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 5.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Elele

In seasonPeak

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

Elele sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Elele?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elele.

What to pack for Elele in January

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

In January, Elele sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Elele in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elele peaks around March 23 at about 12 (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 23UV 12Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Elele 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 Elele is worst in January — around 160 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 54 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyJan 13159 µg/m³Aug 1355 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan160Very unhealthy
Feb141Unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov96Unhealthy
Dec152Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Elele?

Elele sits at 5.1°N, 6.8°E, 32 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Degema Hulk, 38 km away.

Topography around Elele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m.

The land around Elele is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
248 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Degema Hulk 38 km · Buguma 41 km · Port Harcourt 42 km · Obonoma 43 km · Owerri 49 km · Okrika 50 km · Aba 61 km · Yenagoa 64 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 Elele (5.1009°, 6.8141°, elevation 32 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).