Diourbel weather in January

In January, Diourbel sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 53% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Diourbel's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diourbel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:38 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

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 Diourbel reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13217
23217
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43217
53217
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303318
313318

How January really feels in Diourbel

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.

Diourbel weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°30.311.24.9
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.8
Mar36° / 19°00.111.92.6
Apr37° / 20°0012.32.1
May37° / 21°0012.72.1
Jun36° / 23°61.312.82.7
Jul34° / 24°638.212.83.2
Aug32° / 25°15015.612.53.2
Sep32° / 24°12414.112.13.4
Oct35° / 23°294.211.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.111.33.0
Dec33° / 18°20.311.14.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35941
45941
56040
66040
76040
86139
96139
106238
116337
126337
136436
146436
156535
166535
176535
186634
196733
206733
216832
226832
236931
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256832
266832
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296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Diourbel gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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131
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191621
293520
393520
494420
594420
694420
794420
894420
994420
1094420
1194420
1294420
1394420
1495410
1595410
1694510
1794510
1894510
1993610
2093610
2193610
2292710
2392710
2492710
2591720
2691720
2790820
2890820
2990820
3090820
3189830

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:346:43
211.17:346:43
311.27:346:44
411.27:356:44
511.27:356:45
611.27:356:45
711.27:366:46
811.27:366:46
911.27:366:47
1011.27:366:48
1111.27:376:48
1211.27:376:49
1311.27:376:49
1411.27:376:50
1511.27:386:50
1611.27:386:51
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1911.27:386:53
2011.27:386:53
2111.37:386:54
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2911.37:386:58
3011.37:386:58
3111.37:386:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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65.3Bright
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Diourbel

In seasonPeak

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

Diourbel sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Diourbel?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Diourbel in January

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

In January, Diourbel sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diourbel 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 Diourbel peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diourbel 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 Diourbel is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8104 µg/m³Aug 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diourbel?

Diourbel sits at 14.6°N, 16.2°W, 8 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Tiébo, 2.0 km away.

Keur MédouneFatickMbakéGandiaye

Topography around Diourbel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diourbel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Diourbel is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tiébo 2.0 km · Gossas Village 23 km · Bambey 24 km · Poukham Un 37 km · Keur Médoune 39 km · Fatick 39 km · Mbaké 39 km · Gandiaye 45 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Diourbel (14.6479°, -16.2436°, elevation 8 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).