Bafilo weather in January

In January, Bafilo sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bafilo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:19 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bafilo is City of the prefecture of Assoli in the Kara region of Togo.

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 Bafilo reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
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How January really feels in Bafilo

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.

Bafilo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°30.411.54.6
Feb34° / 21°122.211.73.4
Mar35° / 23°417.111.92.7
Apr33° / 23°10416.912.22.8
May31° / 23°16022.212.43.0
Jun30° / 22°17923.312.53.4
Jul28° / 22°25228.112.53.4
Aug28° / 21°31529.112.33.4
Sep29° / 21°27526.912.13.1
Oct31° / 21°13518.211.83.5
Nov33° / 20°142.311.64.0
Dec33° / 19°20.411.54.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
78020
88020
97921
107822
117723
127525
137525
147426
157426
167228
177228
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237228
247228
257228
267327
277327
287426
297525
307525
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bafilo gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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40
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61
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312

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189542
289542
388642
488642
586653
685753
785753
885753
984754
1082864
1182864
1282864
1379975
1479975
1578985
1678985
17771085
18771085
19761095
20751195
21751195
22751195
237411105
247312105
257212106
267112116
277112116
287112116
296912127
306912127
316912127

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of January to 11 h 36 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 6:14 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:145:42
211.56:155:42
311.56:155:43
411.56:155:44
511.56:165:44
611.56:165:45
711.56:165:45
811.56:175:46
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1011.56:175:47
1111.56:185:47
1211.56:185:48
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1911.56:205:51
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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 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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55.9Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bafilo

In seasonPeak

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

Bafilo's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafilo sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bafilo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bafilo in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bafilo 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 Bafilo peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highApr 16UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bafilo 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 Bafilo is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1083 µg/m³Aug 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafilo?

Bafilo sits at 9.3°N, 1.3°E, 608 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Kara, 24 km away.

OuakéTchambaSokodéNiamtougouBassarBassilaDjougou

Topography around Bafilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafilo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 539 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Bafilo is covered by shrubs (34%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%), cropland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Kara 24 km · Ouaké 37 km · Tchamba 39 km · Sokodé 43 km · Niamtougou 50 km · Bassar 54 km · Bassila 58 km · Djougou 59 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 6%

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 Bafilo (9.35°, 1.2667°, elevation 608 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).