Saki weather in January

In January, Saki sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 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 Saki's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:09 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Saki is town in Oyo 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

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

A typical January day in Saki 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 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 Saki

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.

Saki 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
Jan33° / 20°30.711.64.3
Feb35° / 22°71.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°326.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7813.712.22.6
May32° / 23°13520.212.42.9
Jun30° / 22°14521.812.53.4
Jul29° / 22°17924.912.53.6
Aug28° / 22°19825.112.33.7
Sep29° / 22°19424.312.13.3
Oct31° / 22°10117.911.83.5
Nov33° / 22°102.411.64.0
Dec33° / 20°20.311.54.4

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 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
47921
57921
67822
77822
87723
97624
107525
117426
127327
137327
147228
157129
167030
176931
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196931
206832
216832
226832
236733
246931
256931
266931
277030
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saki gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
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132
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303
313

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172101080
271101090
37210990
471109100
571109100
670109110
770109110
869109120
9671010130
1067910131
1166910141
1265911141
1364911151
1462912161
1562912161
1659913172
1758914172
1858914172
1957915172
20541016183
21531016183
22521017183
23511017193
24511017193
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26491017203
27481017213
28471017214
29471117224
30461117224
31461017224

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:04 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:046:35
211.57:056:35
311.57:056:36
411.57:066:36
511.57:066:37
611.57:066:37
711.57:076:38
811.57:076:38
911.57:076:39
1011.57:086:39
1111.57:086:40
1211.57:086:40
1311.57:096:41
1411.57:096:41
1511.57:096:42
1611.57:096:42
1711.57:106:43
1811.67:106:43
1911.67:106:43
2011.67:106:44
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2211.67:106:45
2311.67:116:45
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2711.67:116:47
2811.67:116:47
2911.67:116:48
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3111.67:116:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
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155.9Bright
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195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saki

In seasonPeak

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

Saki's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Saki sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Saki?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saki in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saki in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saki peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saki 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 Saki is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1094 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Saki?

Saki sits at 8.7°N, 3.4°E, 472 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 44 km away.

IseyinIgbetiTchaourouOuesséOyo

Topography around Saki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around Saki is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Igboho 44 km · Okuta 65 km · Kisi 68 km · Iseyin 81 km · Igbeti 82 km · Tchaourou 91 km · Ouessé 108 km · Oyo 108 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 Saki (8.6676°, 3.3939°, elevation 472 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).