Matam weather in January

In January, Matam sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-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 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 Matam's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:27 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 7th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Matam is city and regional capital in Senegal.

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

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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 Matam reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°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 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	33	19
26	33	19
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

How January really feels in Matam

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Matam weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	1	0.1	11.2	4.7
Feb	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.5	3.2
Mar	38° / 24°	0	0	11.9	1.2
Apr	41° / 27°	0	0	12.3	0.0
May	42° / 29°	0	0.1	12.7	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	10	1.7	12.9	0.1
Jul	37° / 27°	42	5.9	12.8	1.7
Aug	35° / 27°	90	10.2	12.5	2.6
Sep	36° / 27°	64	7.7	12.1	2.3
Oct	38° / 27°	13	2.5	11.6	1.0
Nov	37° / 24°	0	0	11.3	1.9
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.2	11.1	3.9

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	62	62	61	62	63	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	38	38	39	38	37	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Matam 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light 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 7:24 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:45 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:28	7:27
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:24	6:29
2	11.1	7:24	6:29
3	11.1	7:24	6:30
4	11.1	7:25	6:30
5	11.1	7:25	6:31
6	11.1	7:25	6:32
7	11.1	7:26	6:32
8	11.1	7:26	6:33
9	11.1	7:26	6:33
10	11.1	7:26	6:34
11	11.1	7:27	6:34
12	11.1	7:27	6:35
13	11.1	7:27	6:35
14	11.1	7:27	6:36
15	11.2	7:27	6:37
16	11.2	7:27	6:37
17	11.2	7:28	6:38
18	11.2	7:28	6:38
19	11.2	7:28	6:39
20	11.2	7:28	6:39
21	11.2	7:28	6:40
22	11.2	7:28	6:41
23	11.2	7:28	6:41
24	11.2	7:28	6:42
25	11.2	7:28	6:42
26	11.2	7:28	6:43
27	11.3	7:28	6:43
28	11.3	7:28	6:44
29	11.3	7:28	6:44
30	11.3	7:28	6:45
31	11.3	7:27	6:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Matam

In seasonPeak

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

Matam 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 Matam?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Matam in January

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

In January, Matam sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matam 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 Matam peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	11	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	9	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Matam 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 Matam is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	99	105	82	78	83	75	37	22	28	45	49	89
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	99	Unhealthy
Feb	105	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	83	Unhealthy
Jun	75	Unhealthy
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	89	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Matam?

Matam sits at 15.7°N, 13.3°W, 22 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ouro Sogui, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Matam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m.

The land around Matam is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

13 m

grassland 44%

16 km

65 m

grassland 64%

80 km

124 m

grassland 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Matam year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Ouro Sogui 9.0 km · Kanel 20 km · Thilogne 52 km · Kaédi 61 km · Elghabra 127 km · Sélibaby 127 km · Bogué 150 km · Aleg 170 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

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 Matam (15.6559°, -13.2554°, elevation 22 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	33	19
26	33	19
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	33	19
26	33	19
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	32	19
3	32	19
4	32	19
5	32	19
6	32	19
7	32	19
8	32	19
9	32	19
10	32	19
11	32	19
12	32	19
13	32	19
14	32	19
15	32	19
16	32	19
17	32	19
18	32	19
19	32	19
20	33	19
21	33	19
22	33	19
23	33	19
24	33	19
25	33	19
26	33	19
27	33	20
28	33	20
29	33	20
30	34	20
31	34	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	62	38
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	66	34
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33
29	67	33
30	67	33
31	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1