Ibi weather in January

In January, Ibi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ibi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ibi 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 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Ibi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°00.111.63.2
Feb37° / 24°20.311.71.9
Mar38° / 26°71.211.91.1
Apr37° / 27°294.612.21.7
May34° / 26°7010.612.42.7
Jun32° / 25°7211.712.53.6
Jul31° / 24°10618.412.43.6
Aug30° / 24°18322.912.33.4
Sep30° / 24°15120.1123.4
Oct32° / 24°7811.711.83.8
Nov34° / 23°60.911.63.4
Dec35° / 22°00.111.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27525
37426
47327
57228
67228
77129
87129
96931
106931
116832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ibi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1952210
2942220
3942220
4932320
5932320
6922330
7922330
8912430
9903430
10903430
11893440
12893440
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:38 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:10
211.56:396:11
311.56:396:11
411.56:396:12
511.56:406:12
611.56:406:13
711.56:416:13
811.56:416:14
911.56:416:14
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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 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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46.1Intense
56.1Intense
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296.3Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ibi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ibi sees seasonal dust haze (December–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ibi?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ibi in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ibi 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 Ibi peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ibi 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 Ibi is worst in January — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2397 µg/m³Jul 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan98Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec75Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ibi?

Ibi sits at 8.2°N, 9.7°E, 109 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Wukari, 35 km away.

TakumKatsina-AlaGbokoPankshinLafiaBeliMakurdi

Topography around Ibi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Ibi is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
89 m
80 km
296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Wukari 35 km · Takum 105 km · Katsina-Ala 123 km · Gboko 126 km · Pankshin 132 km · Lafia 140 km · Beli 140 km · Makurdi 144 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 Ibi (8.1812°, 9.7443°, elevation 109 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).