Golungo Alto weather in January

In January, Golungo Alto sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 107 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Golungo Alto's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Golungo Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
80%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
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 Golungo Alto 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 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
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How January really feels in Golungo Alto

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.

Golungo Alto weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°10714.712.54.7
Feb30° / 21°11113.312.34.4
Mar29° / 21°20221.612.13.7
Apr29° / 22°26824.711.83.4
May29° / 20°376.711.66.0
Jun28° / 17°10.211.57.8
Jul28° / 16°0011.58.5
Aug28° / 17°41.111.78.0
Sep29° / 19°16511.96.3
Oct29° / 20°6613.112.25.0
Nov28° / 21°1932212.43.9
Dec28° / 21°15018.712.54.6

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 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
41486
51486
61585
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
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201585
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301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Golungo Alto gets around 107 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
652
752
852
951
1051
1151
1250
1350
1449
1549
1648
1748
1847
1947
2046
2145
2244
2344
2443
2542
2642
2741
2841
2940
3040
3140

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10106129
2096229
3096229
4096229
5086329
6186229
7186229
8186229
9186229
10186229
11186229
12196030
13196030
14196030
15295930
162105830
172105830
182105830
192115829
202115829
212115829
223115729
233125629
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282135629
292135629
302135530
312135530

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
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55calm
65calm
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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 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 5:48 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:486:20
212.55:496:20
312.55:496:21
412.55:506:21
512.55:506:21
612.55:516:22
712.55:516:22
812.55:526:22
912.55:526:23
1012.55:536:23
1112.55:536:23
1212.55:546:24
1312.55:546:24
1412.55:556:24
1512.55:556:24
1612.55:566:25
1712.55:566:25
1812.55:576:25
1912.55:576:25
2012.55:586:25
2112.55:586:26
2212.55:596:26
2312.45:596:26
2412.45:596:26
2512.46:006:26
2612.46:006:26
2712.46:016:26
2812.46:016:26
2912.46:016:26
3012.46:026:26
3112.46:026:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Golungo Alto

In seasonPeak

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

Golungo Alto's rainy season runs March–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 Golungo Alto?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Golungo Alto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Golungo Alto in January

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

In January, Golungo Alto sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Golungo Alto 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 Golungo Alto peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Golungo Alto 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 Golungo Alto is worst in June — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21120 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun123Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Golungo Alto?

Golungo Alto sits at 9.1°S, 14.8°E, 666 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is N'dalatando, 24 km away.

Úcua

Topography around Golungo Alto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Golungo Alto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 868 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m.

The land around Golungo Alto is covered by trees (90%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
868 m
80 km
1,421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: N'dalatando 24 km · Bula Atumba 51 km · Lucala 55 km · Pango Aluquém 57 km · Dondo 72 km · Piri 76 km · Cazombo 80 km · Úcua 86 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 Golungo Alto (-9.1333°, 14.7667°, elevation 666 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).