Lafiagi weather in January

In January, Lafiagi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Lafiagi's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lafiagi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Lafiagi is settlement in Kwara 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical January day in Lafiagi reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

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.

Lafiagi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°10.211.53.2
Feb37° / 23°20.411.71.8
Mar38° / 26°92.311.91.0
Apr37° / 26°387.812.21.3
May35° / 25°9915.912.42.1
Jun32° / 24°16120.912.52.8
Jul31° / 23°19524.312.53.1
Aug30° / 23°23324.112.33.3
Sep31° / 23°21723.512.13.1
Oct32° / 23°861411.83.4
Nov35° / 23°20.511.63.2
Dec35° / 21°00.111.53.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
47921
57921
67822
77822
87624
97624
107624
117426
127426
137426
147327
157327
167228
177228
187129
197228
207129
217129
227129
237228
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267228
277228
287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lafiagi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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51
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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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1798940
2798940
3788950
4788950
5787960
6787960
7777970
8777970
9757981
10757981
117281091
1270811101
1370811101
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1567813111
1666813121
1765814121
1863815122
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2554918163
2654918163
2753918173
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2953917183
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3153917192

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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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 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 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:576:26
211.56:576:27
311.56:586:27
411.56:586:28
511.56:586:28
611.56:596:29
711.56:596:29
811.56:596:30
911.57:006:30
1011.57:006:31
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1211.57:016:32
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1611.57:026:34
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2011.67:026:36
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
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96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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246.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lafiagi

In seasonPeak

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

Lafiagi's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lafiagi sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Lafiagi?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lafiagi in January

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

In January, Lafiagi sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lafiagi 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 Lafiagi peaks around September 15 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 highSep 15UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Lafiagi 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 Lafiagi is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23115 µg/m³Jul 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lafiagi?

Lafiagi sits at 8.9°N, 5.4°E, 116 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Patigi, 40 km away.

Isanlu-ItedoijowaIlorin

Topography around Lafiagi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lafiagi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Lafiagi is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (31%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Patigi 40 km · Mokwa 63 km · Bida 70 km · Bode Saadu 70 km · Egbe 71 km · Jebba 72 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 79 km · Ilorin 104 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 Lafiagi (8.853°, 5.4164°, elevation 116 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).