Ondo weather in January

In January, Ondo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.9 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ondo's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:01 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ondo is city in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Founded
1510

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ondo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
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How January really feels in Ondo

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.

Ondo 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
Jan32° / 22°246.911.64.3
Feb33° / 23°5012.111.83.3
Mar32° / 24°11624122.7
Apr31° / 24°18025.512.22.8
May30° / 23°24328.412.32.8
Jun29° / 23°2712912.43.0
Jul27° / 22°26829.512.43.4
Aug27° / 22°2332812.23.6
Sep28° / 22°27629.2123.2
Oct29° / 23°21828.911.83.0
Nov31° / 23°7617.711.73.7
Dec31° / 22°21711.64.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36733
46634
56436
66337
76238
86139
96040
105941
115842
125743
135743
145644
155545
165446
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255347
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295446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ondo gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
514
615
715
816
917
1017
1118
1219
1320
1421
1522
1623
1723
1824
1925
2026
2127
2228
2328
2429
2530
2630
2731
2831
2931
3032
3132

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1981220483
21091220473
31191219473
41291219463
51391218463
61391118463
71491117463
81491117463
91591116463
101581116474
111481016474
121481016474
131481016485
14138916485
15137916496
16137916496
17127915507
18127915507
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20116815519
21115815529
221058145310
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26947145313
27947135413
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29947135215
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 6:56 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:566:32
211.66:566:32
311.66:576:33
411.66:576:33
511.66:586:34
611.66:586:34
711.66:586:35
811.66:596:35
911.66:596:36
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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 5.35 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ondo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ondo 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 Ondo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ondo in January

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

In January, Ondo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ondo 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 Ondo peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 22UV 13Jan 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ondo 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 Ondo is worst in January — around 137 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 20136 µg/m³Aug 1335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec118Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ondo?

Ondo sits at 7.1°N, 4.8°E, 263 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Idanre, 31 km away.

Topography around Ondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Ondo is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
893 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Idanre 31 km · Akure 43 km · Igbara-Odo 52 km · Ile-Ife 53 km · Ilesa 60 km · Ikere-Ekiti 63 km · Efon-Alaaye 63 km · Ijebu-Jesa 66 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 Ondo (7.0932°, 4.8353°, elevation 263 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).