Caluquembe weather in January

In January, Caluquembe sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 207 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Caluquembe's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caluquembe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caluquembe reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Caluquembe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°20718.912.75.3
Feb24° / 16°21118.612.55.1
Mar24° / 16°27324.412.14.5
Apr25° / 15°1001411.76.3
May26° / 14°30.911.48.8
Jun25° / 12°0011.29.4
Jul26° / 12°0011.39.3
Aug28° / 13°10.211.58.0
Sep29° / 14°255.611.96.1
Oct28° / 15°14120.812.34.7
Nov25° / 16°27424.312.64.4
Dec24° / 16°24422.212.84.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41882
51783
61783
71783
81684
91684
101684
111585
121585
131585
141585
151486
161387
171387
181387
191387
201486
211486
221486
231585
241585
251585
261684
271684
281684
291783
301783
311783

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caluquembe gets around 207 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1164
1264
1363
1462
1562
1661
1761
1860
1960
2059
2158
2258
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2858
2958
3059
3159

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11239472
21239472
31139482
41139482
51139482
61139491
71139491
81138501
91138501
101238501
111238491
121338491
131338481
141438471
151538461
161538451
171638441
181738441
191738432
201838422
211938422
221938412
232037412
242037402
252136403
262136413
272135413
282134423
292233423
302232433
312231444

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:416:30
212.85:426:30
312.85:426:30
412.85:436:31
512.85:436:31
612.85:446:31
712.85:456:32
812.85:456:32
912.85:466:32
1012.85:466:32
1112.85:476:33
1212.85:476:33
1312.85:486:33
1412.75:486:33
1512.75:496:33
1612.75:496:34
1712.75:506:34
1812.75:516:34
1912.75:516:34
2012.75:526:34
2112.75:526:34
2212.75:536:34
2312.75:536:34
2412.75:546:34
2512.75:546:34
2612.75:556:34
2712.75:556:34
2812.65:566:34
2912.65:566:34
3012.65:576:34
3112.65:576:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caluquembe

In seasonPeak

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

Caluquembe's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Caluquembe?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Caluquembe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Caluquembe in January

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

In January, Caluquembe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Caluquembe in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caluquembe peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jul 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Caluquembe 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 Caluquembe is worst in August — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodAug 1859 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May16Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul43Poor
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Caluquembe?

Caluquembe sits at 13.9°S, 14.4°E, 1,774 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cubal, 94 km away.

CubalGandaQuipungoMatalaUcumaCamucuioLongonjoLubango

Topography around Caluquembe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caluquembe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 1,723 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Caluquembe is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
1,716 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcropland
January weather nearby: Cubal 94 km · Ganda 97 km · Quipungo 106 km · Matala 116 km · Ucuma 121 km · Camucuio 132 km · Longonjo 138 km · Lubango 155 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 Caluquembe (-13.8667°, 14.4333°, elevation 1,774 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).