Kontagora weather in January

In January, Kontagora sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Kontagora's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kontagora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:04 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kontagora is local government area and town in Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kontagora reaches about 34°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kontagora

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.

Kontagora weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°0011.54.3
Feb36° / 23°10.111.72.7
Mar38° / 25°41.111.91.5
Apr37° / 26°285.712.21.6
May34° / 25°8112.712.52.7
Jun31° / 24°10914.612.63.8
Jul29° / 23°21224.312.53.5
Aug28° / 22°31227.912.33.3
Sep29° / 22°1922312.13.6
Oct31° / 22°5810.911.84.2
Nov34° / 21°10.211.53.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kontagora 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.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:59 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:596:23
211.47:006:24
311.47:006:24
411.47:006:25
511.47:016:25
611.47:016:26
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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 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kontagora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kontagora sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kontagora?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kontagora in January

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

In January, Kontagora sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kontagora 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 Kontagora peaks around March 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highMar 15UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kontagora 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 Kontagora is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 9102 µg/m³Jul 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kontagora?

Kontagora sits at 10.4°N, 5.5°E, 339 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ibeto, 37 km away.

RijauTeginaZungeruZuruMokwaMinnaSofo-Birnin-Gwari

Topography around Kontagora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kontagora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 329 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 474 m.

The land around Kontagora is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ibeto 37 km · Rijau 81 km · Tegina 87 km · Zungeru 100 km · Zuru 118 km · Mokwa 131 km · Minna 147 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 158 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 Kontagora (10.4032°, 5.4708°, elevation 339 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).