Takum weather in January

In January, Takum sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Takum's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Takum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:41 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Takum 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 35°C through the month.

A typical January day in Takum reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°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 Takum

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.

Takum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°20.611.63.1
Feb37° / 23°81.611.82.1
Mar37° / 25°234.6121.8
Apr35° / 25°7612.612.22.1
May33° / 24°14620.612.32.6
Jun31° / 23°13720.712.43.3
Jul29° / 23°13522.512.43.6
Aug29° / 23°17924.712.23.4
Sep30° / 23°21726.3123.0
Oct31° / 23°2212511.82.9
Nov33° / 22°406.511.73.8
Dec34° / 20°20.511.63.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47228
57129
67030
77030
86832
96832
106733
116733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Takum gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in January, the driest month. 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 4% 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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1904330
2894430
3894430
4884440
5884440
6874450
7874450
8874450
9874450
10854560
11854560
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17795781
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217368103
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 6:36 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:11
211.66:366:11
311.66:366:12
411.66:376:12
511.66:376:13
611.66:386:13
711.66:386:14
811.66:386:14
911.66:396:15
1011.66:396:15
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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 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Takum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Takum sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Takum?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Takum in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Takum 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 Takum peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 13Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Takum 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 Takum is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20109 µg/m³Jul 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Takum?

Takum sits at 7.3°N, 10.0°E, 256 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Wukari, 71 km away.

Katsina-AlaWumNkambeIbiGbokoObuduFundong

Topography around Takum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Takum has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m around an average of 302 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,513 m.

The land around Takum is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
537 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,513 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Wukari 71 km · Katsina-Ala 78 km · Wum 99 km · Nkambe 103 km · Ibi 105 km · Gboko 109 km · Obudu 112 km · Fundong 115 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 Takum (7.2667°, 9.9833°, elevation 256 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).