Chitato weather in January

In January, Chitato sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 169 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-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 2% 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 Chitato's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chitato's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 169 mm; 23.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:35 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

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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 Chitato 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

How January really feels in Chitato

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Chitato weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	169	23.2	12.4	3.7
Feb	29° / 21°	147	20.3	12.2	3.6
Mar	29° / 21°	190	24.6	12	3.4
Apr	30° / 21°	178	21.9	11.8	3.5
May	32° / 20°	36	6.8	11.7	4.5
Jun	33° / 18°	4	0.8	11.6	4.6
Jul	33° / 18°	1	0.2	11.6	4.4
Aug	32° / 20°	31	6	11.8	4.2
Sep	31° / 21°	106	16.9	12	3.8
Oct	29° / 20°	170	24.4	12.2	3.4
Nov	28° / 20°	207	26.7	12.3	3.3
Dec	28° / 20°	212	26.1	12.4	3.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Cloudier (%)	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Chitato gets around 169 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	71

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57
Oppressive (%)	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:28 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:28	5:53
2	12.4	5:28	5:53
3	12.4	5:29	5:54
4	12.4	5:29	5:54
5	12.4	5:30	5:54
6	12.4	5:30	5:55
7	12.4	5:31	5:55
8	12.4	5:31	5:55
9	12.4	5:32	5:56
10	12.4	5:32	5:56
11	12.4	5:33	5:56
12	12.4	5:33	5:57
13	12.4	5:34	5:57
14	12.4	5:34	5:57
15	12.4	5:34	5:58
16	12.4	5:35	5:58
17	12.4	5:35	5:58
18	12.4	5:36	5:58
19	12.4	5:36	5:58
20	12.4	5:37	5:59
21	12.4	5:37	5:59
22	12.4	5:37	5:59
23	12.4	5:38	5:59
24	12.4	5:38	5:59
25	12.3	5:39	6:00
26	12.3	5:39	6:00
27	12.3	5:39	6:00
28	12.3	5:40	6:00
29	12.3	5:40	6:00
30	12.3	5:40	6:00
31	12.3	5:41	6:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chitato

In seasonPeak

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

Chitato's rainy season runs September–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 Chitato?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chitato.

What to pack for Chitato in January

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

In January, Chitato sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chitato 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 Chitato peaks around March 13 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	13	9	7	7	5	11	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Chitato 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 Chitato 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	17	12	12	64	186	142	86	32	16	10	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	12	Good
May	64	Unhealthy
Jun	186	Very unhealthy
Jul	142	Unhealthy
Aug	86	Unhealthy
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Chitato?

Chitato sits at 7.3°S, 20.7°E, 770 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Dundo, 12 km away.

Topography around Chitato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chitato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 748 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Chitato is covered by shrubs (43%), grassland (33%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), grassland (34%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (36%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

130 m

shrubs 43%

16 km

314 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

505 m

trees 39%

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← December Chitato year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Dundo 12 km · Cassanguidi 66 km · Tshikapa 99 km · Lucapa 124 km · Cuilo 169 km · Luebo 230 km · Kananga 243 km · Lubalo 261 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

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 Chitato (-7.3°, 20.7333°, elevation 770 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	20
2	28	20
3	28	20
4	28	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	11	89
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	75
19	75
20	75
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	72
27	72
28	72
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	64	36
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	64	36
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	64	36
16	64	36
17	64	36
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	57	43