Sinkassé weather in January

In January, Sinkassé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sinkassé's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinkassé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:27 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical January day in Sinkassé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Sinkassé

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.

Sinkassé weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.5
Feb36° / 23°20.311.62.7
Mar38° / 26°91.811.91.3
Apr37° / 27°336.112.21.4
May35° / 26°6211.612.52.4
Jun33° / 25°7312.112.63.5
Jul30° / 23°14319.912.63.7
Aug29° / 23°22025.112.43.4
Sep30° / 23°15618.512.13.8
Oct33° / 23°529.411.83.8
Nov35° / 21°30.611.53.4
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58317
68218
78119
88119
98119
108020
118020
127921
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308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sinkassé gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
399100
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2896211
2996211
3096211
3196211

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 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 6:22 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:225:44
211.46:235:44
311.46:235:45
411.46:235:45
511.46:245:46
611.46:245:47
711.46:245:47
811.46:255:48
911.46:255:48
1011.46:255:49
1111.46:265:49
1211.46:265:50
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1411.46:265:51
1511.46:275:51
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2111.46:285:54
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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 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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135.9Bright
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155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
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236.0Intense
246.1Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sinkassé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sinkassé sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is January a good time to visit Sinkassé?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sinkassé in January

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

In January, Sinkassé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sinkassé 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 Sinkassé peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 highMar 17UV 13Dec 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sinkassé 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 Sinkassé is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1575 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sinkassé?

Sinkassé sits at 11.1°N, 0.0°E, 264 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Cinkansé, 2.0 km away.

DapaongBittouNaleriguKompienga

Topography around Sinkassé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinkassé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Sinkassé is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cinkansé 2.0 km · Bawku 28 km · Dapaong 35 km · Bittou 38 km · Zabré 71 km · Nalerigu 76 km · Kompienga 78 km · Natiaboani 86 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 Sinkassé (11.1039°, 0.0094°, elevation 264 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).