Ila Orangun weather in January

In January, Ila Orangun sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 47% 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 Ila Orangun's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ila Orangun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:02 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Ila Orangun is town in Osun 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 Ila Orangun reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°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 on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Ila Orangun weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°91.611.64.2
Feb34° / 22°193.911.73.3
Mar34° / 23°6211.311.93.0
Apr32° / 22°10918.412.23.1
May30° / 22°18524.412.43.2
Jun29° / 21°21826.912.53.3
Jul27° / 21°22127.612.43.7
Aug27° / 21°2232612.33.9
Sep28° / 21°27327.7123.4
Oct30° / 21°20624.511.83.5
Nov32° / 21°255.111.64.5
Dec33° / 20°40.911.54.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37624
47525
57426
67327
77129
87129
96931
106832
116832
126634
136535
146535
156337
166238
176238
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286139
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ila Orangun gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
42
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1561219130
2561119140
3571118140
4561118150
5561117151
6551117161
7551117161
8561016171
9551016181
10541016191
11531016192
1253916202
1352916212
1451915223
1549915233
1648915244
1747915254
1846916264
1944916265
2043916275
2141916286
2240916296
2339917296
2438917307
2537917317
2636917327
2735917327
2834917337
2933917337
3033917347
3132917347

Wind in January

Winds average 8 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
27calm
37calm
47calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:57 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:576:30
211.56:586:30
311.56:586:31
411.56:586:31
511.56:596:32
611.66:596:32
711.67:006:33
811.67:006:33
911.67:006:34
1011.67:016:34
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1411.67:026:36
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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 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ila Orangun

In seasonPeak

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

Ila Orangun's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ila Orangun sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ila Orangun?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ila Orangun in January

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

In January, Ila Orangun sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun peaks around September 19 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 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8145 µg/m³Jul 1735 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov91Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ila Orangun?

Ila Orangun sits at 8.0°N, 4.9°E, 493 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oke Ila, 11 km away.

Topography around Ila Orangun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ila Orangun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Ila Orangun is covered by trees (66%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Oke Ila 11 km · Otan Ayegbaju 15 km · Oyan 16 km · Oke Mesi 22 km · Ipoti 25 km · Offa 25 km · Ikirun 29 km · Ijero-Ekiti 29 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 Ila Orangun (8.0171°, 4.9042°, elevation 493 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).