Kumagunnam weather in January

In January, Kumagunnam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kumagunnam's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kumagunnam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:48 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Kumagunnam is human settlement in Nigeria.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kumagunnam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°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)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

How January really feels in Kumagunnam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kumagunnam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 14°	0	0	11.3	6.9
Feb	33° / 17°	0	0	11.6	4.7
Mar	37° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	1.8
Apr	40° / 25°	1	0.1	12.3	0.1
May	41° / 27°	7	1.9	12.6	0.0
Jun	39° / 27°	14	3.1	12.8	0.8
Jul	35° / 25°	64	11.3	12.7	2.5
Aug	32° / 24°	130	15.3	12.4	3.3
Sep	35° / 24°	38	6.7	12.1	2.7
Oct	37° / 23°	6	1.5	11.7	1.9
Nov	34° / 19°	0	0	11.4	3.8
Dec	30° / 15°	0	0	11.2	6.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	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 (%)	82	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	83	83
Cloudier (%)	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kumagunnam 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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 6:43 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:13 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:43	5:58
2	11.2	6:44	5:58
3	11.2	6:44	5:59
4	11.2	6:45	5:59
5	11.2	6:45	6:00
6	11.3	6:45	6:00
7	11.3	6:46	6:01
8	11.3	6:46	6:02
9	11.3	6:46	6:02
10	11.3	6:46	6:03
11	11.3	6:47	6:03
12	11.3	6:47	6:04
13	11.3	6:47	6:04
14	11.3	6:47	6:05
15	11.3	6:47	6:05
16	11.3	6:48	6:06
17	11.3	6:48	6:06
18	11.3	6:48	6:07
19	11.3	6:48	6:07
20	11.3	6:48	6:08
21	11.3	6:48	6:08
22	11.3	6:48	6:09
23	11.4	6:48	6:09
24	11.4	6:48	6:10
25	11.4	6:49	6:10
26	11.4	6:49	6:11
27	11.4	6:49	6:11
28	11.4	6:48	6:12
29	11.4	6:48	6:12
30	11.4	6:48	6:13
31	11.4	6:48	6:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.9	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	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kumagunnam

In seasonPeak

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

Kumagunnam sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kumagunnam?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

9.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kumagunnam in January

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

In January, Kumagunnam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kumagunnam 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 Kumagunnam peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (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)	8	10	11	9	9	10	11	13	11	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Kumagunnam 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 Kumagunnam is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 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)	103	108	97	79	59	54	36	26	32	54	66	96
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	103	Unhealthy
Feb	108	Unhealthy
Mar	97	Unhealthy
Apr	79	Unhealthy
May	59	Unhealthy
Jun	54	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	54	Poor
Nov	66	Unhealthy
Dec	96	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kumagunnam?

Kumagunnam sits at 13.2°N, 10.6°E, 346 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Nguru, 37 km away.

Topography around Kumagunnam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumagunnam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m.

The land around Kumagunnam is covered by grassland (86%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

6 m

grassland 86%

16 km

22 m

grassland 89%

80 km

170 m

grassland 66%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland

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

January weather nearby: Nguru 37 km · Gashua 54 km · Gouré 100 km · Hadejia 101 km · Geidam 143 km · Gumel 147 km · Maïné Soroa 151 km · Potiskum 167 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 Kumagunnam (13.155°, 10.6347°, elevation 346 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	29	13
2	28	13
3	28	13
4	28	13
5	28	13
6	28	13
7	28	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	29	13
12	29	14
13	29	14
14	29	14
15	29	14
16	29	14
17	30	14
18	30	14
19	30	14
20	30	14
21	30	14
22	30	14
23	30	14
24	31	15
25	31	15
26	31	15
27	31	15
28	31	15
29	31	15
30	31	15
31	31	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	83	17
31	83	17

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