Notsé weather in January

In January, Notsé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Notsé's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Notsé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:16 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Notsé is is a town in the plateaux 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 Notsé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313424

How January really feels in Notsé

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.

Notsé weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°133.111.64.0
Feb35° / 24°266.311.83.0
Mar34° / 25°6414.7122.5
Apr33° / 24°9918.312.12.6
May32° / 24°14223.112.32.7
Jun30° / 23°16124.412.43.1
Jul29° / 23°14322.712.43.7
Aug29° / 22°1362112.24.0
Sep30° / 23°16624.4123.3
Oct31° / 23°12221.911.83.2
Nov33° / 23°369.611.73.7
Dec33° / 23°123.311.64.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
37921
47822
57723
67624
77525
87426
97228
107129
117030
126931
136733
146634
156634
166535
176337
186337
196337
206238
216238
226238
236337
246337
256436
266436
276535
286535
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Notsé gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
78
88
98
108
119
129
139
149
1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2010
2111
2211
2311
2412
2512
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3114

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1961020541
21071020521
31171020511
41271019511
51371018511
6137918521
7148917511
8148917511
9148917502
10148816522
11148816522
12148816522
13138817522
14138817522
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16127717552
17127718542
18117718552
19116718562
20106619572
21105619582
22105619582
2395619592
2494619602
2594619603
2684518623
2783618623
2883618623
2983618614
3083617624
3173617625

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 h 42 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 6:10 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:105:47
211.66:115:47
311.66:115:48
411.66:125:48
511.66:125:49
611.66:125:49
711.66:135:50
811.66:135:50
911.66:135:50
1011.66:145:51
1111.66:145:51
1211.66:145:52
1311.66:155:52
1411.66:155:53
1511.66:155:53
1611.66:165:54
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1811.66:165:55
1911.66:165:55
2011.76:165:55
2111.76:175:56
2211.76:175:56
2311.76:175:57
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2611.76:175:58
2711.76:185:58
2811.76:185:59
2911.76:185:59
3011.76:185:59
3111.76:186:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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135.5Bright
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155.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Notsé

In seasonPeak

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

Notsé's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Notsé sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is January a good time to visit Notsé?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Notsé in January

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

In January, Notsé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Notsé 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 Notsé peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Notsé 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 Notsé is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14109 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Notsé?

Notsé sits at 7.0°N, 1.2°E, 142 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Tabligbo, 55 km away.

TabligboAplahouéTséviéKpaliméDjakotoméAtakpaméAthiéméDogbo

Topography around Notsé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Notsé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m.

The land around Notsé is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
983 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Tabligbo 55 km · Aplahoué 57 km · Tsévié 58 km · Kpalimé 59 km · Djakotomé 61 km · Atakpamé 65 km · Athiémé 69 km · Dogbo 70 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 Notsé (6.95°, 1.1667°, elevation 142 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).