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The warmest places in Africa in January

Juba tops the list at 36 °C in January. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Juba South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 3 mm
2 Winejok South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 0 mm
3 Malakal South Sudan 36 °C 36 °C 0 mm
4 Makurdi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 1 mm
5 Bida Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
6 Tamale Ghana 35 °C 35 °C 2 mm
7 Ilorin Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 2 mm
8 Awka Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 9 mm
9 Minna Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 0 mm
10 Kisi Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 2 mm
11 Enugu Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 7 mm
12 Gboko Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 3 mm
13 Ugep Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 11 mm
14 Parakou Benin 35 °C 35 °C 2 mm
15 Abeokuta Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 15 mm
16 Bégoua Central African Republic 35 °C 35 °C 11 mm
17 Atani Nigeria 35 °C 35 °C 9 mm
18 Suleja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
19 Bangui Central African Republic 34 °C 34 °C 11 mm
20 Garissa Kenya 34 °C 34 °C 18 mm
21 Owerri Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 25 mm
22 Onitsha Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 6 mm
23 Osogbo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 10 mm
24 Yola Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
25 Oyo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 7 mm
26 Iwo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 9 mm
27 Al Qadarif Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
28 Ibadan Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 13 mm
29 Iseyin Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 7 mm
30 Umuahia Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 17 mm
31 Singa Sudan 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
32 Abuja Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 2 mm
33 Ile-Ife Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 14 mm
34 Korhogo Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 6 mm
35 Ogbomoso Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 4 mm
36 Bouaké Ivory Coast 34 °C 34 °C 19 mm
37 Ijero-Ekiti Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 12 mm
38 Ikire Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 19 mm
39 Okene Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 4 mm
40 Saki Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 3 mm
41 Ila Orangun Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 8 mm
42 Ilesa Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 13 mm
43 Kayes Mali 34 °C 34 °C 0 mm
44 Ikare Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 8 mm
45 Ado-Ekiti Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 10 mm
46 Owo Nigeria 34 °C 34 °C 12 mm
47 Ise-Ekiti Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 9 mm
48 Ziguinchor Senegal 33 °C 33 °C 1 mm
49 Akure Nigeria 33 °C 33 °C 14 mm
50 Kankan Guinea 33 °C 33 °C 2 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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