Bula Atumba weather in January

In January, Bula Atumba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 116 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bula Atumba's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bula Atumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bula Atumba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bula Atumba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°1161712.44.7
Feb29° / 21°11014.412.34.4
Mar29° / 21°17820.612.13.9
Apr29° / 21°24125.111.83.4
May29° / 20°468.611.65.9
Jun28° / 17°20.411.57.7
Jul28° / 16°10.111.58.2
Aug28° / 17°51.211.77.9
Sep28° / 19°15511.96.3
Oct28° / 20°6714.912.24.8
Nov28° / 21°18922.612.43.9
Dec28° / 20°15720.712.54.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
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121189
131189
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bula Atumba gets around 116 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1458
1558
1657
1757
1856
1955
2055
2154
2253
2352
2451
2550
2649
2748
2848
2947
3047
3146

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1076825
2076825
3076825
4076825
5076924
6076924
7086824
8086824
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10086824
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302106127
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
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54calm
64calm
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84calm
94calm
104calm
115calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of January to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:496:19
212.55:506:19
312.55:506:20
412.55:516:20
512.55:516:20
612.55:526:21
712.55:526:21
812.55:536:21
912.55:536:22
1012.55:546:22
1112.55:546:22
1212.55:556:23
1312.55:556:23
1412.55:566:23
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1712.55:576:24
1812.45:576:24
1912.45:586:24
2012.45:586:25
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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275.5Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bula Atumba

In seasonPeak

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

Bula Atumba's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bula Atumba?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bula Atumba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bula Atumba in January

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

In January, Bula Atumba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bula Atumba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bula Atumba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bula Atumba 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 Bula Atumba is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21120 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun123Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bula Atumba?

Bula Atumba sits at 8.7°S, 14.8°E, 920 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Pango Aluquém, 37 km away.

Topography around Bula Atumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bula Atumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m.

The land around Bula Atumba is covered by grassland (40%), trees (35%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
676 m
80 km
1,433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Pango Aluquém 37 km · Piri 43 km · Golungo Alto 51 km · Cazombo 63 km · Nzagi 64 km · Cage Mazumbo 65 km · Úcua 70 km · N'dalatando 70 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Bula Atumba (-8.6742°, 14.797°, elevation 920 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).