January Weather in Gumel Nigeria

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 85°F to 89°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 98°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 85°F on January 2.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 60°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 55°F or exceeding 69°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 60°F on January 3.

For reference, on April 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gumel typically range from 80°F to 104°F, while on January 2, the coldest day of the year, they range from 60°F to 85°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Amreli, India (4,109 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Gumel (view comparison).

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The month of January in Gumel experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 35% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 33% on January 5.

The clearest day of the month is January 5, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 67% of the time.

For reference, on May 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on January 5, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Over the course of January in Gumel, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 11 hours, 24 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 11 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Gumel is 6:43 AM on January 1 and the latest sunrise is 5 minutes later at 6:48 AM on January 25.

The earliest sunset is 6:07 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 16 minutes later at 6:23 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Gumel during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets 12 hours, 52 minutes later, at 6:50 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:39 AM and sets 11 hours, 23 minutes later, at 6:02 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gumel is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on November 29, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gumel is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 9.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.7 miles per hour, while on September 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.7 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Gumel throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 62% on January 19.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Gumel are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gumel are rapidly increasing during January, increasing by 692°F, from 22°F to 714°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gumel is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.8 kWh throughout.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gumel are 12.627 deg latitude, 9.388 deg longitude, and 1,211 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gumel is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 43 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,211 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (75 feet). Within 50 miles is essentially flat (348 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gumel is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (36%), within 10 miles by grassland (59%) and cropland (39%), and within 50 miles by grassland (50%) and cropland (44%).