Caxito weather in January

In January, Caxito sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Caxito's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caxito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:01 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Caxito is town and commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola.

Density
329/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Caxito reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Caxito

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Caxito weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°6410.512.43.9
Feb32° / 24°7610.212.33.5
Mar32° / 24°11314.812.13.3
Apr31° / 24°15219.311.83.4
May31° / 23°163.411.65.3
Jun29° / 20°1011.56.9
Jul28° / 18°10.111.67.7
Aug28° / 19°30.511.77.1
Sep29° / 20°7211.96.1
Oct30° / 22°204.912.25.2
Nov31° / 23°8113.412.44.0
Dec31° / 23°7612.612.54.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Caxito gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1834
1934
2033
2133
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2729
2829
2928
3028
3128

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1236575
2236575
3236575
4236575
5237565
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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
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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 5:54 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:546:23
212.55:546:24
312.55:556:24
412.55:556:24
512.55:566:25
612.55:566:25
712.55:576:26
812.55:576:26
912.55:586:26
1012.55:586:26
1112.55:596:27
1212.55:596:27
1312.56:006:27
1412.56:006:28
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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 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Caxito

In seasonPeak

None of Caxito's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Caxito's rainy season runs February–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 Caxito?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caxito. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caxito in January

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

In January, Caxito sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Caxito in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 20°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May25Warm
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug20Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Caxito 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 Caxito peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Caxito 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 Caxito is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1842 µg/m³Jan 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caxito?

Caxito sits at 8.6°S, 13.7°E, 20 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mabubas, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Caxito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caxito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m.

The land around Caxito is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
198 m
80 km
825 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Mabubas 6.0 km · Gama 21 km · Panguíla 27 km · Barra do Dande 34 km · Cacuaco 39 km · Kikolo 43 km · Hoji ya Henda 48 km · Viana 48 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 Caxito (-8.5785°, 13.6642°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).