Ughelli weather in January

In January, Ughelli sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 47 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 11.7 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 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ughelli's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ughelli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:54 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ughelli is city in Delta 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 Ughelli reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°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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How January really feels in Ughelli

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.

Ughelli 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° / 23°471111.73.4
Feb33° / 24°8015.711.82.7
Mar32° / 24°18725.9122.3
Apr32° / 24°25827.212.12.4
May31° / 24°31529.112.22.5
Jun29° / 23°32829.212.32.8
Jul28° / 23°32829.112.33.2
Aug28° / 23°27227.712.23.4
Sep29° / 23°33129.4122.9
Oct30° / 23°34930.411.92.6
Nov31° / 23°16022.511.83.0
Dec32° / 23°461111.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26238
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46040
55941
65743
75644
85545
95446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ughelli gets around 47 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123619628
224719608
324719608
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 6:49 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:496:30
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511.76:506:32
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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 5.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in January across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ughelli

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ughelli?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ughelli in January

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

In January, Ughelli sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ughelli 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 Ughelli peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 12Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ughelli 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 Ughelli is worst in January — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16116 µg/m³Aug 1630 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan118Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec102Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ughelli?

Ughelli sits at 5.5°N, 6.0°E, 13 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Warri, 28 km away.

AgborOgutaOgwashi-Uku

Topography around Ughelli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ughelli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Ughelli is covered by artificial surfaces (52%), grassland (25%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

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21 m
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28 m
80 km
200 m
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January weather nearby: Warri 28 km · Kwale 53 km · Burutu 57 km · Sapele 58 km · Yenagoa 69 km · Agbor 88 km · Oguta 92 km · Ogwashi-Uku 96 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 Ughelli (5.4896°, 6.0041°, elevation 13 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).