Funtua weather in January

In January, Funtua sees average daytime highs of 29°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 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Funtua's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Funtua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:58 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical January day in Funtua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°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 Funtua

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.

Funtua weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.47.3
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.2
Mar35° / 21°10.511.93.0
Apr36° / 24°153.212.22.1
May34° / 24°691212.52.8
Jun31° / 22°10816.812.73.9
Jul28° / 21°16023.112.64.1
Aug27° / 21°24526.412.43.9
Sep29° / 21°1642312.13.9
Oct31° / 20°488.811.74.8
Nov31° / 18°0011.55.7
Dec29° / 16°0011.37.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
98020
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117921
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307921
318119

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Funtua 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 14 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 6:54 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:546:14
211.36:546:14
311.36:556:15
411.36:556:16
511.36:556:16
611.36:566:17
711.46:566:17
811.46:566:18
911.46:576:18
1011.46:576:19
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1311.46:586:20
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1811.46:596:23
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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 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
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96.0Intense
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126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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206.2Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Funtua

In seasonPeak

None of Funtua's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Funtua sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Funtua?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Funtua for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Funtua in January

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

In January, Funtua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Funtua 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 Funtua peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Funtua 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 Funtua is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14126 µg/m³Jul 2230 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar118Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec114Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Funtua?

Funtua sits at 11.5°N, 7.3°E, 709 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Malumfashi, 45 km away.

GwarzoSofo-Birnin-GwariGusauSobaKadunaDutsen Wai

Topography around Funtua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Funtua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 697 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Funtua is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (88%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Malumfashi 45 km · Zaria 64 km · Gwarzo 81 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 81 km · Gusau 101 km · Soba 101 km · Kaduna 112 km · Dutsen Wai 122 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 Funtua (11.5235°, 7.3117°, elevation 709 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).