Kédougou weather in January

In January, Kédougou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kédougou's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kédougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:18 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kédougou is commune of Senegal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kédougou reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kédougou

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.

Kédougou weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.33.9
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.4
Mar39° / 25°10.211.91.0
Apr39° / 27°10.312.30.4
May38° / 28°17412.61.0
Jun34° / 26°7411.512.72.7
Jul31° / 24°16620.212.73.3
Aug30° / 24°24823.912.43.2
Sep31° / 23°22922.912.13.1
Oct32° / 23°6711.111.73.7
Nov34° / 21°6111.43.6
Dec34° / 19°00.111.33.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kédougou gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 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 7:14 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:146:30
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kédougou

In seasonPeak

None of Kédougou's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kédougou's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kédougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
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Mar
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Jul
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Is January a good time to visit Kédougou?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kédougou in January

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

In January, Kédougou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kédougou 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 Kédougou is worst in December — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 17105 µg/m³Aug 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr54Poor
May43Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec111Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kédougou?

Kédougou sits at 12.6°N, 12.2°W, 127 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Donghol-Sigon, 84 km away.

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Topography around Kédougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kédougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Kédougou is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
401 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Donghol-Sigon 84 km · Koundara 122 km · Kamabi 135 km · Tougué 136 km · Labé 138 km · Sagalo 166 km · Koumbia 166 km · Pita 168 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 Kédougou (12.5556°, -12.1808°, elevation 127 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).