Mossamedes weather in January

In January, Mossamedes sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mossamedes's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossamedes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mossamedes is city in Angola.

Density
28,600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1840

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mossamedes 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 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)
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How January really feels in Mossamedes

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.

Mossamedes weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°183.412.86.6
Feb29° / 21°253.712.56.0
Mar30° / 22°36612.15.4
Apr31° / 22°142.511.75.8
May30° / 19°0011.37.1
Jun27° / 16°0011.19.0
Jul25° / 15°0011.29.3
Aug23° / 15°0011.59.0
Sep24° / 16°00.111.99.1
Oct26° / 18°20.512.38.7
Nov28° / 19°51.312.77.6
Dec28° / 20°153.312.97.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54951
64852
74852
84654
94555
104555
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
164258
174258
184258
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204159
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244159
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264159
274258
284258
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304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mossamedes gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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211
311
411
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
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1510
1610
1710
1810
1910
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
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3012
3112

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11957213
21857214
31758214
41659214
51658224
61559224
71559224
81459234
91460233
101360243
111360243
121260253
131259263
141259263
151259272
161160272
171159282
181159282
191158292
201060291
211060291
221059301
231059301
241058311
251058311
261157311
271156312
281156312
291156312
301157302
311255303

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:486:41
212.95:486:42
312.95:496:42
412.95:506:42
512.95:506:43
612.95:516:43
712.95:516:43
812.95:526:43
912.95:526:44
1012.85:536:44
1112.85:546:44
1212.85:546:44
1312.85:556:45
1412.85:556:45
1512.85:566:45
1612.85:566:45
1712.85:576:45
1812.85:576:45
1912.85:586:45
2012.85:596:45
2112.85:596:45
2212.86:006:46
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2812.76:036:45
2912.76:036:45
3012.76:046:45
3112.76:046:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
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287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mossamedes?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mossamedes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mossamedes in January

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

In January, Mossamedes sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mossamedes in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 26°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Sep 29 to Jul 6 — about 9.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May23Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul20Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct21Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Mossamedes in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mossamedes peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mossamedes?

Mossamedes sits at 15.2°S, 12.2°E, 13 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Tômbua, 75 km away.

VireiLubangoCamucuioQuipungoCahamaDombe GrandeCaluquembe

Topography around Mossamedes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossamedes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m.

The land around Mossamedes is covered by bare terrain (39%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%), water (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
313 m
80 km
1,175 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tômbua 75 km · Virei 104 km · Lubango 147 km · Camucuio 168 km · Quipungo 259 km · Cahama 261 km · Dombe Grande 270 km · Caluquembe 287 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 Mossamedes (-15.1961°, 12.1522°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).