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Sal weather in January

Is it warm? Yes. January in Sal is warm: afternoons average 24°C and nights 21°C. Most days (80%) peak between 21°C and 27°C.

Warm · average high

24°C

25°C or more on about three in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low21°overnight
  • Sea23°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days00 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy49% cloud · 35% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 21° and 27°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 28°C; the coolest, 2015, 21°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 23.3°C, 2012: 21.6°C, 2013: 21.7°C, 2014: 21.5°C, 2015: 20.6°C, 2016: 23.3°C, 2017: 25.2°C, 2018: 24°C, 2019: 24.7°C, 2020: 24.8°C, 2021: 25.5°C, 2022: 25.3°C, 2023: 25.7°C, 2024: 27.5°C, 2025: 25.2°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Sal24°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Sal all year · Where else is hot in January

Other warm places in January

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Sal is about 5h 45m.

  • Warm in Jan

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 6 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h
  • Warm in Jan

    24°C average high

    avg high · 15° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Dubai

    United Arab Emirates

    Sea
    22°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 7h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology