Kara weather in January

In January, Kara sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 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 63% 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 Kara's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:20 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Kara is human settlement.

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 Kara 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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43219
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How January really feels in Kara

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.

Kara 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°20.311.54.8
Feb34° / 21°91.811.73.5
Mar35° / 23°325.711.92.7
Apr34° / 24°9015.612.22.7
May31° / 23°1442112.43.1
Jun30° / 22°16022.812.53.5
Jul28° / 22°23327.812.53.5
Aug28° / 21°30528.912.33.5
Sep29° / 21°26627.112.13.2
Oct31° / 21°13518.711.83.6
Nov33° / 20°132.411.64.3
Dec33° / 19°10.311.54.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48317
58317
68218
78119
88020
97921
107921
117723
127624
137525
147426
157426
167327
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207327
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277624
287624
297624
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kara gets around 2 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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311

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1924310
2924310
3924310
4924310
5924310
6905410
7905410
8905410
9895420
10895420
11886420
12886420
13876430
14866530
15866530
16857530
17857530
18847540
19847540
20837640
21837640
22837640
23837640
24827740
25827740
26818740
27808840
28808840
29798940
30807940
317771051

Wind in January

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
148calm
158calm
168calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:155:42
211.56:155:42
311.56:165:43
411.56:165:43
511.56:165:44
611.56:175:45
711.56:175:45
811.56:175:46
911.56:185:46
1011.56:185:47
1111.56:185:47
1211.56:195:48
1311.56:195:48
1411.56:195:49
1511.56:195:49
1611.56:205:49
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1911.56:205:51
2011.56:205:51
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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 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kara 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 Kara?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kara in January

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kara 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 Kara peaks around April 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kara 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 Kara is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1177 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr41Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kara?

Kara sits at 9.6°N, 1.2°E, 291 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Bafilo, 24 km away.

KopargoDjougouBassarTchambaSokodé

Topography around Kara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Kara is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
588 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Bafilo 24 km · Ouaké 25 km · Niamtougou 26 km · Kopargo 51 km · Djougou 55 km · Bassar 56 km · Tchamba 63 km · Sokodé 63 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 Kara (9.5511°, 1.1861°, elevation 291 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).