Cuímba weather in January

In January, Cuímba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 171 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:01 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
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 Cuímba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132921
142921
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202921
212921
222921
232921
242921
252921
262921
272921
282921
292921
302921
312921

How January really feels in Cuímba

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.

Cuímba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17123.112.33.7
Feb30° / 21°12618.712.23.7
Mar30° / 21°16921.5123.5
Apr30° / 21°23024.811.93.2
May29° / 21°9916.711.74.7
Jun28° / 19°30.711.77.8
Jul27° / 17°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 18°30.911.87.5
Sep28° / 20°134.1126.6
Oct29° / 21°10616.912.14.5
Nov29° / 21°23125.312.33.4
Dec29° / 21°2252612.33.5

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51090
61090
71189
81189
91189
101090
111090
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
17991
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
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24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Cuímba gets around 171 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
179
279
378
478
578
678
777
877
977
1077
1177
1277
1376
1476
1576
1675
1775
1875
1974
2073
2173
2272
2372
2471
2571
2670
2769
2869
2968
3068
3168

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113861
203862
303862
403961
503961
603961
703961
803961
913960
1013960
1113960
1213960
1314059
1414059
1514059
1614059
1714059
1814059
1914059
2014059
2113960
2213960
2313960
2413960
2513861
2613861
2713861
2813762
2913762
3013663
3113663

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:546:15
212.35:556:16
312.35:556:16
412.35:566:16
512.35:566:17
612.35:576:17
712.35:576:18
812.35:586:18
912.35:586:18
1012.35:596:19
1112.35:596:19
1212.35:596:19
1312.36:006:20
1412.36:006:20
1512.36:016:20
1612.36:016:20
1712.36:026:21
1812.36:026:21
1912.36:026:21
2012.36:036:21
2112.36:036:22
2212.36:046:22
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2412.36:046:22
2512.36:056:22
2612.36:056:22
2712.36:066:23
2812.36:066:23
2912.36:066:23
3012.36:076:23
3112.36:076:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Cuímba

In seasonPeak

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

Cuímba'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 Cuímba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuímba.

What to pack for Cuímba in January

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

In January, Cuímba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuímba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuímba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 9 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 9UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cuímba 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 Cuímba is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodJul 2256 µg/m³Nov 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cuímba?

Cuímba sits at 6.1°S, 14.6°E, 536 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mbanza Kongo, 45 km away.

Mbanza-NgunguKengeInkisiMatadiSongo

Topography around Cuímba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuímba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Cuímba is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Mbanza Kongo 45 km · Maquela do Zombo 55 km · Kimpese 66 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 99 km · Kenge 114 km · Inkisi 120 km · Matadi 132 km · Songo 139 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 Cuímba (-6.1208°, 14.6209°, elevation 536 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).