Cassanguidi weather in January

In January, Cassanguidi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 189 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Cassanguidi's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cassanguidi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:32 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Cassanguidi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 31°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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How January really feels in Cassanguidi

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.

Cassanguidi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°18924.912.43.5
Feb29° / 21°16121.712.23.5
Mar29° / 21°19525.212.13.3
Apr30° / 20°15820.611.83.7
May32° / 20°275.511.74.7
Jun32° / 18°40.811.64.9
Jul33° / 18°10.111.64.8
Aug32° / 20°265.711.84.5
Sep30° / 21°9917.2123.9
Oct29° / 20°15724.112.23.5
Nov28° / 20°20626.512.33.3
Dec28° / 20°22827.512.43.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41189
51288
61288
71288
81288
91288
101189
111189
121189
131189
141090
151090
161090
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19991
20892
21892
22892
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25892
26793
27793
28793
29793
30793
31892

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cassanguidi gets around 189 mm of rain over 24.9 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
583
683
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1681
1781
1881
1981
2080
2180
2279
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2479
2578
2678
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108515
118515
128515
138416
148416
158416
168317
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208218
218119
228119
238119
248020
258020
268020
277921
287921
297822
307822
317723

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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185calm
195calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 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 5:25 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:255:51
212.45:265:51
312.45:265:52
412.45:275:52
512.45:275:52
612.45:285:53
712.45:285:53
812.45:295:53
912.45:295:54
1012.45:305:54
1112.45:305:54
1212.45:305:55
1312.45:315:55
1412.45:315:55
1512.45:325:56
1612.45:325:56
1712.45:335:56
1812.45:335:56
1912.45:345:57
2012.45:345:57
2112.45:355:57
2212.45:355:57
2312.45:355:57
2412.45:365:57
2512.45:365:57
2612.45:375:58
2712.35:375:58
2812.35:375:58
2912.35:385:58
3012.35:385:58
3112.35:385:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.0Bright
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185.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cassanguidi

In seasonPeak

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

Cassanguidi's rainy season runs October–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 Cassanguidi?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cassanguidi.

What to pack for Cassanguidi in January

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

In January, Cassanguidi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cassanguidi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cassanguidi peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cassanguidi 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 Cassanguidi is worst in June — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 18.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 20178 µg/m³Nov 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May64Unhealthy
Jun186Very unhealthy
Jul142Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep32Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cassanguidi?

Cassanguidi sits at 7.5°S, 21.3°E, 758 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 55 km away.

LucapaTshikapaCuiloKanangaLueboMwene-Ditu

Topography around Cassanguidi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cassanguidi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 733 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m.

The land around Cassanguidi is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dundo 55 km · Chitato 66 km · Lucapa 121 km · Tshikapa 131 km · Cuilo 213 km · Kananga 215 km · Luebo 237 km · Mwene-Ditu 243 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 Cassanguidi (-7.4837°, 21.3034°, elevation 758 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).