Iseyin weather in January

In January, Iseyin sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Iseyin's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iseyin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:07 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Iseyin is LGA and town in Oyo 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 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Iseyin reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°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)
13321
23321
33321
43321
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63321
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93321
103321
113321
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133321
143321
153321
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303423
313423

How January really feels in Iseyin

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.

Iseyin 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
Jan34° / 22°71.711.63.9
Feb35° / 23°163.611.73.0
Mar35° / 24°471011.92.6
Apr33° / 24°7913.812.22.8
May32° / 24°12319.312.43.0
Jun30° / 23°1552312.53.3
Jul29° / 22°17024.612.43.6
Aug28° / 22°17423.812.33.8
Sep29° / 22°16723.7123.4
Oct31° / 23°10217.911.83.6
Nov33° / 23°153.611.64.0
Dec33° / 22°4111.54.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37624
47624
57426
67426
77327
87228
97129
107030
117030
126931
136733
146733
156634
166535
176535
186337
196337
206238
216238
226238
236238
246238
256337
266436
276436
286535
296535
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Iseyin gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
23
33
43
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
227
237
247
257
267
277
287
297
307
317

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1378152812
2388142812
3388142713
4398142713
5397132614
6397132615
7397132615
8397122616
9387122617
10387122617
11377122618
12377112619
13367112620
14367112621
15356112622
16346102723
17336102723
18326102824
19315102925
2030592926
2129593027
2228593027
2327593128
2427583129
2526583130
2625583130
2725483231
2824483232
2924483132
3024483133
3123583033

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 7:02 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:026:35
211.57:036:36
311.57:036:36
411.57:046:37
511.67:046:37
611.67:046:38
711.67:056:38
811.67:056:39
911.67:056:39
1011.67:066:40
1111.67:066:40
1211.67:066:41
1311.67:076:41
1411.67:076:41
1511.67:076:42
1611.67:076:42
1711.67:086:43
1811.67:086:43
1911.67:086:44
2011.67:086:44
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2211.67:096:45
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2911.67:096:48
3011.67:096:48
3111.77:096:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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215.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Iseyin

In seasonPeak

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

Iseyin's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Iseyin sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Iseyin?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Iseyin in January

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

In January, Iseyin sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iseyin 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 Iseyin peaks around April 9 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Iseyin 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 Iseyin is worst in January — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23117 µg/m³Jul 2130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan117Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec102Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Iseyin?

Iseyin sits at 8.0°N, 3.6°E, 313 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oyo, 39 km away.

Ibadan

Topography around Iseyin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iseyin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m.

The land around Iseyin is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), cropland (31%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), shrubs (22%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
564 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Oyo 39 km · Fiditi 45 km · Orita-Eruwa 49 km · Eruwa 52 km · Igangan 56 km · Igbo-Ora 69 km · Ogbomoso 73 km · Ibadan 74 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 Iseyin (7.9702°, 3.5963°, elevation 313 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).