Maquela do Zombo weather in January

In January, Maquela do Zombo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 139 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 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 Maquela do Zombo's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maquela do Zombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Maquela do Zombo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 29°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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Maquela do Zombo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°13922.612.34.3
Feb28° / 20°11017.512.24.4
Mar29° / 20°16322.1123.9
Apr29° / 20°21625.611.93.4
May28° / 20°10517.911.75.1
Jun27° / 18°82.111.77.8
Jul27° / 17°10.311.78.2
Aug27° / 18°82.411.87.5
Sep28° / 19°308.3126.4
Oct28° / 20°13821.212.14.6
Nov27° / 20°20925.412.33.9
Dec27° / 20°18626.412.33.9

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 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41189
51288
61288
71387
81387
91387
101288
111288
121288
131288
141288
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201090
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281189
291288
301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Maquela do Zombo gets around 139 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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278
377
477
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2072
2172
2271
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2470
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2669
2768
2868
2967
3066
3166

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118811
218811
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518712
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2438116
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2828216
2928117
3028117
3128117

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
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96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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206calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:52 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:526:13
212.35:536:14
312.35:536:14
412.35:546:14
512.35:546:15
612.35:556:15
712.35:556:15
812.35:566:16
912.35:566:16
1012.35:576:17
1112.35:576:17
1212.35:586:17
1312.35:586:17
1412.35:586:18
1512.35:596:18
1612.35:596:18
1712.36:006:19
1812.36:006:19
1912.36:016:19
2012.36:016:19
2112.36:016:20
2212.36:026:20
2312.36:026:20
2412.36:036:20
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2612.36:036:20
2712.36:046:20
2812.36:046:21
2912.36:046:21
3012.36:056:21
3112.36:056:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Maquela do Zombo

In seasonPeak

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

Maquela do Zombo's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Maquela do Zombo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Maquela do Zombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maquela do Zombo in January

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

In January, Maquela do Zombo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maquela do Zombo 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 Maquela do Zombo peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Maquela do Zombo 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 Maquela do Zombo is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodJul 1471 µg/m³Nov 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maquela do Zombo?

Maquela do Zombo sits at 6.1°S, 15.1°E, 904 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuímba, 55 km away.

Mbanza-NgunguKimpeseMbanza KongoInkisiSongoKengeKasangulu

Topography around Maquela do Zombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maquela do Zombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 883 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Maquela do Zombo is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
805 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Cuímba 55 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 93 km · Kimpese 93 km · Mbanza Kongo 99 km · Inkisi 103 km · Songo 147 km · Kenge 164 km · Kasangulu 164 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 Maquela do Zombo (-6.0572°, 15.1097°, elevation 904 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).