Sanza Pombo weather in January

In January, Sanza Pombo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 155 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of January to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sanza Pombo's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanza Pombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:54 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
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 Sanza Pombo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sanza Pombo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°15524.412.43.9
Feb29° / 19°12219.712.23.8
Mar29° / 19°15822.6123.7
Apr28° / 19°1492211.84.0
May30° / 19°377.711.75.6
Jun30° / 17°40.911.66.4
Jul30° / 17°0011.66.3
Aug31° / 18°112.811.85.6
Sep30° / 19°8117.1124.1
Oct29° / 19°16626.512.23.5
Nov28° / 19°19526.512.33.7
Dec28° / 19°19526.512.43.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51486
61486
71486
81486
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221486
231486
241486
251585
261585
271585
281585
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sanza Pombo gets around 155 mm of rain over 24.4 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 78% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
482
582
681
781
880
979
1079
1178
1278
1377
1477
1577
1677
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077
3177

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1010900
2011890
3011890
4011890
5011890
6011890
7011890
8112870
9112870
10113860
11113860
12114850
13114850
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16116830
17116821
18116821
19217801
20217801
21217801
22217801
23217801
24217801
25217810
26216820
27216820
28116830
29116830
30116830
31116821

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 7 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
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:476:12
212.45:476:12
312.45:486:13
412.45:486:13
512.45:496:13
612.45:496:14
712.45:506:14
812.45:506:14
912.45:516:15
1012.45:516:15
1112.45:516:15
1212.45:526:16
1312.45:526:16
1412.45:536:16
1512.45:536:16
1612.45:546:17
1712.45:546:17
1812.45:556:17
1912.45:556:17
2012.45:566:18
2112.45:566:18
2212.45:566:18
2312.45:576:18
2412.45:576:18
2512.35:586:18
2612.35:586:19
2712.35:586:19
2812.35:596:19
2912.35:596:19
3012.35:596:19
3112.36:006:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sanza Pombo

In seasonPeak

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

Sanza Pombo's rainy season runs October–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 Sanza Pombo?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sanza Pombo.

What to pack for Sanza Pombo in January

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

In January, Sanza Pombo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sanza Pombo 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 Sanza Pombo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sanza Pombo 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 Sanza Pombo is worst in June — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 2386 µg/m³Nov 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May44Poor
Jun87Unhealthy
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sanza Pombo?

Sanza Pombo sits at 7.3°S, 16.0°E, 912 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Negage, 94 km away.

NegageUígeCambundiCamabatelaSongoKasongo-LundaNzagiMaquela do Zombo

Topography around Sanza Pombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanza Pombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Sanza Pombo is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Negage 94 km · Uíge 109 km · Cambundi 115 km · Camabatela 119 km · Songo 128 km · Kasongo-Lunda 129 km · Nzagi 142 km · Maquela do Zombo 171 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 Sanza Pombo (-7.3147°, 16.0024°, elevation 912 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).