Gombe weather in January

In January, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Gombe's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:41 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Gombe reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	32	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	16
20	32	16
21	32	16
22	32	16
23	33	16
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	17
29	33	17
30	33	17
31	33	17

How January really feels in Gombe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 13 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gombe 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 16°	0	0	11.5	5.3
Feb	35° / 19°	0	0	11.7	3.4
Mar	38° / 22°	0	0.2	11.9	1.3
Apr	39° / 25°	7	1.5	12.2	0.9
May	37° / 26°	24	5.3	12.5	1.8
Jun	34° / 24°	40	8.4	12.6	3.0
Jul	31° / 23°	96	15.1	12.5	3.7
Aug	30° / 22°	164	19.7	12.3	3.9
Sep	31° / 22°	68	11.9	12.1	4.2
Oct	34° / 22°	18	4.2	11.8	3.4
Nov	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.4
Dec	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 26%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	81	80	80	80	78	78	77	77	75	75	74	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72
Cloudier (%)	19	20	20	20	22	22	23	23	25	25	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gombe 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:36	6:01
2	11.4	6:37	6:01
3	11.4	6:37	6:02
4	11.4	6:37	6:02
5	11.4	6:38	6:03
6	11.4	6:38	6:03
7	11.4	6:38	6:04
8	11.4	6:39	6:04
9	11.4	6:39	6:05
10	11.4	6:39	6:05
11	11.4	6:40	6:06
12	11.4	6:40	6:06
13	11.4	6:40	6:07
14	11.4	6:40	6:07
15	11.5	6:41	6:08
16	11.5	6:41	6:08
17	11.5	6:41	6:09
18	11.5	6:41	6:09
19	11.5	6:41	6:10
20	11.5	6:42	6:10
21	11.5	6:42	6:11
22	11.5	6:42	6:11
23	11.5	6:42	6:12
24	11.5	6:42	6:12
25	11.5	6:42	6:13
26	11.5	6:42	6:13
27	11.5	6:42	6:13
28	11.5	6:42	6:14
29	11.5	6:42	6:14
30	11.5	6:42	6:15
31	11.5	6:42	6:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.2	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gombe

In seasonPeak

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

Gombe sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Gombe?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gombe in January

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

In January, Gombe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Gombe 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 Gombe peaks around August 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	11	11	9	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	93	102	101	72	41	32	24	26	33	52	61	84
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	93	Unhealthy
Feb	102	Unhealthy
Mar	101	Unhealthy
Apr	72	Unhealthy
May	41	Poor
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 10.3°N, 11.2°E, 460 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Garko, 13 km away.

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

157 m

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

421 m

cropland 71%

80 km

888 m

cropland 65%

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← December Gombe year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Garko 13 km · Deba 26 km · Kumo 27 km · Pindiga 41 km · Biliri 47 km · Dukku 73 km · Nafada 91 km · Darazo 114 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

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 Gombe (10.2897°, 11.1673°, elevation 460 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	32	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	16
20	32	16
21	32	16
22	32	16
23	33	16
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	17
29	33	17
30	33	17
31	33	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	32	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	16
20	32	16
21	32	16
22	32	16
23	33	16
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	17
29	33	17
30	33	17
31	33	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	32	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	16
20	32	16
21	32	16
22	32	16
23	33	16
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	17
29	33	17
30	33	17
31	33	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100