Magumeri weather in January

In January, Magumeri sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Magumeri's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magumeri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Magumeri reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12914
22914
32914
42914
52913
62913
72913
82913
92913
103013
113014
123014
133014
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243114
253115
263215
273215
283215
293215
303215
313215

How January really feels in Magumeri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Magumeri weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.3
Feb34° / 17°0011.64.2
Mar38° / 21°0011.91.6
Apr40° / 24°30.912.30.3
May39° / 26°163.712.60.7
Jun36° / 26°286.312.72.0
Jul33° / 24°9115.212.63.2
Aug31° / 23°17319.912.43.5
Sep33° / 23°701112.13.5
Oct35° / 22°133.111.72.8
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.7
Dec31° / 15°0011.36.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48119
58020
68020
77921
87921
97723
107723
117624
127624
137624
147624
157624
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207723
217723
227723
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267723
277822
287822
297723
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Magumeri 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:335:51
211.36:335:51
311.36:345:52
411.36:345:52
511.36:345:53
611.36:355:53
711.36:355:54
811.36:355:55
911.36:365:55
1011.36:365:56
1111.36:365:56
1211.36:365:57
1311.36:375:57
1411.36:375:58
1511.46:375:58
1611.46:375:59
1711.46:375:59
1811.46:386:00
1911.46:386:00
2011.46:386:01
2111.46:386:01
2211.46:386:02
2311.46:386:02
2411.46:386:03
2511.46:386:03
2611.46:386:04
2711.46:386:04
2811.46:386:05
2911.46:386:05
3011.56:386:06
3111.56:386:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Magumeri

In seasonPeak

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

Magumeri sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Magumeri?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magumeri in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magumeri in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magumeri 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Magumeri 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 Magumeri is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15107 µg/m³Aug 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magumeri?

Magumeri sits at 12.1°N, 12.8°E, 336 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Maiduguri, 47 km away.

DamaturuMongunoDamboaMarteBamaDikwaKukawa

Topography around Magumeri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magumeri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m.

The land around Magumeri is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
113 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Maiduguri 47 km · Damaturu 103 km · Monguno 105 km · Damboa 107 km · Marte 113 km · Bama 115 km · Dikwa 119 km · Kukawa 121 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 Magumeri (12.1145°, 12.8262°, elevation 336 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).