Oke Mesi weather in January

In January, Oke Mesi sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Oke Mesi's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oke Mesi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:02 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Oke Mesi is human settlement 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Oke Mesi reaches about 33°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13320
23320
33320
43320
53320
63320
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83320
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How January really feels in Oke Mesi

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.

Oke Mesi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°122.511.64.1
Feb34° / 22°285.711.73.4
Mar33° / 23°7815.411.93.1
Apr31° / 23°11319.212.23.3
May30° / 22°16623.912.43.4
Jun28° / 22°20726.612.43.5
Jul27° / 21°19627.712.43.7
Aug27° / 21°20425.812.33.9
Sep28° / 21°24327.8123.5
Oct29° / 21°20926.111.83.4
Nov31° / 21°417.911.64.6
Dec33° / 20°61.411.64.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27426
37327
47327
57228
67030
76931
86931
96832
106634
116634
126535
136337
146337
156139
166139
176139
185941
195941
205941
215941
225842
235842
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Oke Mesi gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
55
65
75
86
96
107
117
128
138
148
159
169
179
189
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2210
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2711
2811
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3011
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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1431318252
2431318242
3431218243
4441217233
5441217234
6441217234
7441117235
8441116235
9431116246
10431116246
11421115257
12421015267
13411014268
1440914279
1540914289
16399142910
17388143010
18378133110
19358133311
20348133411
21337133512
22327133512
23317133613
24307133614
25297133715
26287133715
27287133716
28277133716
29267133717
30267133717
31266123718

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:576:30
211.66:576:31
311.66:586:31
411.66:586:32
511.66:586:32
611.66:596:33
711.66:596:33
811.67:006:34
911.67:006:34
1011.67:006:35
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1911.67:036:39
2011.67:036:39
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3111.77:046:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Oke Mesi

In seasonPeak

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

Oke Mesi's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Oke Mesi sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Oke Mesi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oke Mesi in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Oke Mesi 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 Oke Mesi peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Oke Mesi 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 Oke Mesi is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Oke Mesi?

Oke Mesi sits at 7.8°N, 4.9°E, 514 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oke Ila, 17 km away.

Topography around Oke Mesi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oke Mesi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m.

The land around Oke Mesi is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Oke Ila 17 km · Ijero-Ekiti 17 km · Efon-Alaaye 18 km · Ijebu-Jesa 18 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 18 km · Ipoti 19 km · Otan Ayegbaju 20 km · Ila Orangun 22 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 Oke Mesi (7.8167°, 4.9167°, elevation 514 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).