Longonjo weather in January

In January, Longonjo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 203 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Longonjo's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Longonjo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
203 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
84%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Longonjo is settlement in Angola.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Longonjo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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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112415
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Longonjo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°20320.312.75.0
Feb24° / 15°19117.912.45.1
Mar24° / 15°22723.912.14.6
Apr25° / 14°8213.411.76.3
May25° / 12°4111.48.9
Jun25° / 0011.39.5
Jul25° / 0011.39.3
Aug28° / 11°10.211.68.3
Sep29° / 13°244.311.96.5
Oct27° / 15°15419.512.35.0
Nov25° / 15°25724.812.64.3
Dec24° / 15°24323.212.74.6

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51387
61288
71288
81288
91288
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
151288
161288
171288
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231486
241486
251486
261585
271585
281585
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Longonjo gets around 203 mm of rain over 20.3 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 65% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
570
671
771
871
971
1071
1170
1270
1369
1468
1567
1667
1766
1865
1964
2063
2162
2261
2360
2460
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3060
3160

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1743500
2743500
3742510
4742510
5741520
6741520
7840520
8839530
9938530
10938530
111038520
121038520
131138510
141238500
151238490
161339480
171339471
181439461
191440451
201441441
211541431
221542431
231542421
241543411
251543411
261642411
271642411
281641421
291641431
301640431
311739440

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:406:25
212.75:406:25
312.75:416:25
412.75:416:26
512.75:426:26
612.75:426:26
712.75:436:27
812.75:436:27
912.75:446:27
1012.75:456:27
1112.75:456:28
1212.75:466:28
1312.75:466:28
1412.75:476:28
1512.75:476:29
1612.75:486:29
1712.75:486:29
1812.75:496:29
1912.75:496:29
2012.75:506:29
2112.75:506:29
2212.65:516:30
2312.65:516:30
2412.65:526:30
2512.65:526:30
2612.65:536:30
2712.65:536:30
2812.65:546:30
2912.65:546:30
3012.65:556:30
3112.65:556:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Longonjo

In seasonPeak

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

Longonjo's monsoon runs October–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 Longonjo?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Longonjo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Longonjo in January

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

In January, Longonjo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Longonjo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Longonjo peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Longonjo 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 Longonjo is worst in August — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.6× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1298 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun53Poor
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug101Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Longonjo?

Longonjo sits at 12.9°S, 15.2°E, 1,451 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Ucuma, 21 km away.

Topography around Longonjo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Longonjo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 1,470 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Longonjo is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, shrubs (30%), cropland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
981 m
80 km
1,623 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Ucuma 21 km · Caála 34 km · Ecunna 38 km · Huambo 55 km · Ganda 68 km · Londuimbali 75 km · Balombo 80 km · Alto Hama 82 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 Longonjo (-12.9079°, 15.2485°, elevation 1,451 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).