Jos climate

Jos Weather in January

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jos, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 31°C on January 1 to 33°C on January 31, and lows from 13°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 0 mm over about 0 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jos, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
32°C
Average low
14°C
Precipitation
0 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CJan 30, 2010
Reanalysis low
7°CJan 13, 2015
Daylight
11 h 34 min to 11 h 42 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
22%
Dew point
-3°C
Wind
15.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Jan 131°C13°C34°C 20059°C 20070%
Jan 231°C13°C34°C 20048°C 20200%
Jan 331°C13°C34°C 20049°C 19920%
Jan 431°C13°C35°C 20048°C 19920%
Jan 531°C13°C35°C 20048°C 19920%
Jan 631°C13°C35°C 20048°C 19920%
Jan 731°C13°C34°C 20068°C 19930%
Jan 831°C13°C34°C 20109°C 19930%
Jan 931°C13°C35°C 20168°C 20050%
Jan 1031°C13°C34°C 20067°C 20150%
Jan 1131°C13°C35°C 20097°C 20150%
Jan 1231°C14°C35°C 20097°C 20150%
Jan 1331°C14°C34°C 20037°C 20150%
Jan 1431°C14°C35°C 20098°C 20070%
Jan 1531°C14°C35°C 200910°C 20070%
Jan 1632°C14°C35°C 20099°C 20110%
Jan 1732°C14°C35°C 20179°C 20110%
Jan 1832°C14°C35°C 201310°C 19980%
Jan 1932°C14°C34°C 199410°C 20110%
Jan 2032°C14°C35°C 201910°C 19930%
Jan 2132°C15°C35°C 20139°C 19930%
Jan 2232°C15°C36°C 20179°C 19930%
Jan 2332°C15°C35°C 201310°C 19930%
Jan 2432°C15°C36°C 20069°C 19930%
Jan 2532°C15°C35°C 20179°C 19930%
Jan 2632°C15°C36°C 19989°C 20080%
Jan 2732°C15°C36°C 201010°C 20080%
Jan 2832°C15°C36°C 19989°C 20080%
Jan 2933°C15°C36°C 20059°C 20080%
Jan 3033°C15°C37°C 201010°C 20080%
Jan 3133°C15°C37°C 201010°C 20160%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jos, in percent.00.10.10.20.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

January 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 6:15 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.