Kamba weather in January

In January, Kamba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Kamba's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 7:13 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kamba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°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)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

How January really feels in Kamba

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

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.

Kamba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	0	0	11.4	4.5
Feb	36° / 23°	0	0.1	11.6	2.4
Mar	39° / 26°	2	0.4	11.9	0.4
Apr	40° / 28°	10	2.4	12.3	0.0
May	38° / 28°	41	8.8	12.5	0.9
Jun	35° / 26°	74	12.9	12.7	2.4
Jul	32° / 24°	145	18.7	12.6	3.3
Aug	30° / 24°	229	22.4	12.4	3.4
Sep	31° / 24°	104	14.1	12.1	3.8
Oct	34° / 24°	24	4.3	11.7	3.2
Nov	36° / 21°	0	0	11.5	2.8
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.3	4.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 20%.

	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 (%)	84	84	82	82	82	81	80	80	80	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82
Cloudier (%)	16	16	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kamba 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:43 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:09	6:28
2	11.3	7:09	6:29
3	11.3	7:10	6:29
4	11.3	7:10	6:30
5	11.3	7:11	6:30
6	11.3	7:11	6:31
7	11.3	7:11	6:31
8	11.3	7:11	6:32
9	11.3	7:12	6:32
10	11.3	7:12	6:33
11	11.3	7:12	6:33
12	11.4	7:13	6:34
13	11.4	7:13	6:34
14	11.4	7:13	6:35
15	11.4	7:13	6:35
16	11.4	7:13	6:36
17	11.4	7:14	6:36
18	11.4	7:14	6:37
19	11.4	7:14	6:37
20	11.4	7:14	6:38
21	11.4	7:14	6:38
22	11.4	7:14	6:39
23	11.4	7:14	6:39
24	11.4	7:14	6:40
25	11.4	7:14	6:40
26	11.4	7:15	6:41
27	11.4	7:15	6:41
28	11.5	7:15	6:42
29	11.5	7:15	6:42
30	11.5	7:14	6:43
31	11.5	7:14	6:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.96 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kamba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kamba sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kamba?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kamba in January

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

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

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UV index in Kamba 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 Kamba peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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	10	12	11	11	11	13	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Kamba 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 Kamba is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 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)	83	95	86	63	34	26	18	17	24	40	51	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	83	Unhealthy
Feb	95	Unhealthy
Mar	86	Unhealthy
Apr	63	Unhealthy
May	34	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kamba?

Kamba sits at 11.9°N, 3.7°E, 177 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gaya, 23 km away.

Topography around Kamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m.

The land around Kamba is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

cropland 63%

16 km

98 m

cropland 53%

80 km

211 m

cropland 50%

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

January weather nearby: Gaya 23 km · Malanville 30 km · Jega 89 km · Birnin Kebbi 89 km · Ségbana 103 km · Kandi 112 km · Tambuwal 124 km · Argungu 137 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 Kamba (11.8517°, 3.6548°, elevation 177 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	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	33	19
13	33	19
14	33	19
15	33	20
16	33	20
17	33	20
18	33	20
19	33	20
20	34	20
21	34	20
22	34	20
23	34	20
24	34	20
25	34	20
26	34	21
27	34	21
28	35	21
29	35	21
30	35	21
31	35	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	82	18
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	81	19
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

	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 (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0