Cubal weather in January

In January, Cubal sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 96 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 8% 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 Cubal's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cubal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
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 Cubal reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°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 Cubal

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.

Cubal weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9612.312.75.1
Feb29° / 19°11213.812.44.6
Mar29° / 19°19321.812.14.0
Apr30° / 19°7912.911.74.9
May31° / 17°20.511.46.0
Jun31° / 15°0011.26.5
Jul31° / 14°0011.36.3
Aug32° / 15°0011.65.8
Sep32° / 16°72.211.95.2
Oct32° / 19°5012.512.34.1
Nov29° / 19°12919.912.64.0
Dec28° / 19°12515.912.85.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
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51981
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71882
81882
91882
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111783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cubal gets around 96 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121147382
221147382
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521147382
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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
26calm
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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 5:44 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:446:29
212.85:446:29
312.85:456:30
412.75:456:30
512.75:466:30
612.75:466:31
712.75:476:31
812.75:476:31
912.75:486:31
1012.75:486:32
1112.75:496:32
1212.75:496:32
1312.75:506:32
1412.75:516:33
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2012.75:546:34
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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 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cubal

In seasonPeak

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

Cubal's monsoon runs November–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 Cubal?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Cubal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cubal in January

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

In January, Cubal sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cubal 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 Cubal peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 8 (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 24UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cubal 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 Cubal is worst in August — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodAug 1367 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May21Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cubal?

Cubal sits at 13.0°S, 14.2°E, 912 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Ganda, 42 km away.

UcumaCaluquembeBalomboCatumbelaBenguela

Topography around Cubal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cubal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 907 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,383 m.

The land around Cubal is covered by cropland (42%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
2,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ganda 42 km · Bocoio 64 km · Cubal do Lumbo 82 km · Ucuma 89 km · Caluquembe 94 km · Balombo 95 km · Catumbela 102 km · Benguela 105 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 Cubal (-13.0387°, 14.2455°, elevation 912 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).