Gombe weather in January

In January, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 128 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 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 Gombe's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 128 mm; 18.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:59 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gombe reaches about 28°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 30°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	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Gombe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	128	18.1	12.4	4.7
Feb	29° / 21°	122	15.3	12.3	4.5
Mar	29° / 21°	156	20.9	12.1	3.9
Apr	29° / 21°	234	25.8	11.8	3.4
May	28° / 20°	55	10.3	11.6	6.2
Jun	28° / 18°	2	0.2	11.5	8.3
Jul	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.6	8.3
Aug	27° / 17°	3	0.7	11.7	7.9
Sep	28° / 18°	11	3.1	12	6.8
Oct	28° / 20°	64	13.1	12.2	5.2
Nov	28° / 21°	187	22.6	12.4	4.0
Dec	28° / 21°	165	21.8	12.5	4.4

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 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

	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 (%)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

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

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 128 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 62% 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 (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	52	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	51

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 94% 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
Humid (%)	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Muggy (%)	62	63	63	64	64	64	63	64	63	63	63	63	62	61	61	60	60	59	58	58	57	56	56	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Oppressive (%)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	62	34
2	3	63	34
3	3	63	34
4	3	64	33
5	3	64	33
6	3	64	33
7	4	63	33
8	4	64	32
9	4	63	33
10	4	63	33
11	4	63	33
12	4	63	33
13	4	62	34
14	5	61	34
15	5	61	34
16	5	60	35
17	5	60	35
18	6	59	35
19	6	58	36
20	6	58	36
21	7	57	36
22	7	56	37
23	7	56	37
24	8	54	38
25	8	54	38
26	8	54	38
27	8	53	39
28	8	53	39
29	8	52	40
30	8	52	40
31	8	52	40

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 5:52 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:27 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)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:52	6:20
2	12.5	5:53	6:20
3	12.5	5:53	6:21
4	12.5	5:54	6:21
5	12.5	5:54	6:22
6	12.5	5:55	6:22
7	12.5	5:55	6:22
8	12.5	5:56	6:23
9	12.4	5:56	6:23
10	12.4	5:57	6:23
11	12.4	5:57	6:24
12	12.4	5:57	6:24
13	12.4	5:58	6:24
14	12.4	5:58	6:24
15	12.4	5:59	6:25
16	12.4	5:59	6:25
17	12.4	6:00	6:25
18	12.4	6:00	6:25
19	12.4	6:01	6:26
20	12.4	6:01	6:26
21	12.4	6:02	6:26
22	12.4	6:02	6:26
23	12.4	6:02	6:26
24	12.4	6:03	6:26
25	12.4	6:03	6:26
26	12.4	6:04	6:27
27	12.4	6:04	6:27
28	12.4	6:04	6:27
29	12.4	6:05	6:27
30	12.4	6:05	6:27
31	12.4	6:05	6:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	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	5.2	5.2
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Gombe

In seasonPeak

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

Gombe's rainy season runs November–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 Gombe?

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

5.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Gombe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gombe in January

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

In January, Gombe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gombe 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 Gombe peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 6 (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)	15	14	15	13	9	8	7	6	10	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in September — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 24 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)	24	26	29	30	39	55	56	51	57	38	25	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	39	Poor
Jun	55	Poor
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 8.1°S, 14.3°E, 592 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Muxaluando, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m around an average of 557 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

246 m

trees 79%

16 km

499 m

trees 81%

80 km

1,107 m

trees 72%

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

January weather nearby: Muxaluando 0.0 km · Canacassala 20 km · Cage Mazumbo 20 km · Piri 48 km · Úcua 60 km · Pango Aluquém 68 km · Mabubas 80 km · Bula Atumba 83 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 Gombe (-8.1244°, 14.2908°, elevation 592 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	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	28	21
24	28	21
25	28	21
26	28	21
27	28	21
28	28	21
29	28	21
30	28	21
31	28	21

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	62	34
2	3	63	34
3	3	63	34
4	3	64	33
5	3	64	33
6	3	64	33
7	4	63	33
8	4	64	32
9	4	63	33
10	4	63	33
11	4	63	33
12	4	63	33
13	4	62	34
14	5	61	34
15	5	61	34
16	5	60	35
17	5	60	35
18	6	59	35
19	6	58	36
20	6	58	36
21	7	57	36
22	7	56	37
23	7	56	37
24	8	54	38
25	8	54	38
26	8	54	38
27	8	53	39
28	8	53	39
29	8	52	40
30	8	52	40
31	8	52	40

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	62	34
2	3	63	34
3	3	63	34
4	3	64	33
5	3	64	33
6	3	64	33
7	4	63	33
8	4	64	32
9	4	63	33
10	4	63	33
11	4	63	33
12	4	63	33
13	4	62	34
14	5	61	34
15	5	61	34
16	5	60	35
17	5	60	35
18	6	59	35
19	6	58	36
20	6	58	36
21	7	57	36
22	7	56	37
23	7	56	37
24	8	54	38
25	8	54	38
26	8	54	38
27	8	53	39
28	8	53	39
29	8	52	40
30	8	52	40
31	8	52	40

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	62
10	62
11	62
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	56
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	52
31	51

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	62	34
2	3	63	34
3	3	63	34
4	3	64	33
5	3	64	33
6	3	64	33
7	4	63	33
8	4	64	32
9	4	63	33
10	4	63	33
11	4	63	33
12	4	63	33
13	4	62	34
14	5	61	34
15	5	61	34
16	5	60	35
17	5	60	35
18	6	59	35
19	6	58	36
20	6	58	36
21	7	57	36
22	7	56	37
23	7	56	37
24	8	54	38
25	8	54	38
26	8	54	38
27	8	53	39
28	8	53	39
29	8	52	40
30	8	52	40
31	8	52	40