Koungneul Sossé weather in January

In January, Koungneul Sossé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°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 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Koungneul Sossé's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koungneul Sossé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:31 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical January day in Koungneul Sossé 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 30°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)
13319
23319
33319
43319
53319
63319
73319
83319
93319
103319
113319
123319
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223419
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273420
283420
293520
303520
313520

How January really feels in Koungneul Sossé

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.

Koungneul Sossé weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°10.111.34.0
Feb36° / 21°10.111.52.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr40° / 24°0012.30.2
May39° / 25°10.412.60.4
Jun37° / 26°23412.81.6
Jul34° / 25°11013.712.72.6
Aug32° / 25°18619.412.52.9
Sep33° / 24°14015.312.13.1
Oct35° / 24°37611.72.7
Nov36° / 22°20.511.42.4
Dec34° / 20°20.211.23.7

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66139
76238
86238
96337
106436
116535
126535
136535
146733
156733
166733
176832
186832
196931
206931
216931
226931
237129
247030
257030
267030
277030
286931
296931
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Koungneul Sossé gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
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151
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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 (%)
19541
29541
39541
49541
59541
69541
79541
89541
99541
109541
119730
129730
139730
149730
159820
169820
179820
189820
199730
209730
219730
229730
239640
249640
259550
269451
279451
289451
299361
309361
319361

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:276:38
211.27:276:39
311.27:276:39
411.27:286:40
511.27:286:40
611.27:286:41
711.27:296:41
811.27:296:42
911.27:296:42
1011.27:306:43
1111.27:306:44
1211.27:306:44
1311.27:306:45
1411.27:306:45
1511.37:316:46
1611.37:316:46
1711.37:316:47
1811.37:316:47
1911.37:316:48
2011.37:316:48
2111.37:316:49
2211.37:316:49
2311.37:326:50
2411.37:326:51
2511.37:326:51
2611.37:326:52
2711.37:326:52
2811.47:316:53
2911.47:316:53
3011.47:316:53
3111.47:316:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Koungneul Sossé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koungneul Sossé sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Koungneul Sossé?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Koungneul Sossé in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koungneul Sossé 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 Koungneul Sossé peaks around August 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highAug 21UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Koungneul Sossé 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 Koungneul Sossé is worst in February — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1585 µg/m³Aug 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul36Poor
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Koungneul Sossé?

Koungneul Sossé sits at 14.0°N, 14.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Koungheul, 3.0 km away.

KaffrineFaratoFarafenniSomaNioro du RipVélingara

Topography around Koungneul Sossé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koungneul Sossé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Koungneul Sossé is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Koungheul 3.0 km · Koumpentoum 27 km · Kaffrine 81 km · Farato 90 km · Farafenni 96 km · Soma 98 km · Nioro du Rip 109 km · Vélingara 118 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 Koungneul Sossé (13.9667°, -14.8167°, elevation 16 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).