Songo weather in January

In January, Songo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 173 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 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 Songo's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Songo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
84%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 Songo 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 30°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
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122820
132820
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222820
232820
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282820
292820
302820
312820

Songo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°17322.312.44.2
Feb29° / 21°14118.212.24.2
Mar29° / 21°19522.3123.8
Apr29° / 21°29826.711.83.3
May28° / 20°12416.511.75.2
Jun28° / 18°61.311.67.9
Jul28° / 17°10.211.67.9
Aug28° / 17°41.211.87.7
Sep28° / 19°215.8126.2
Oct28° / 20°15320.812.24.3
Nov28° / 20°26826.112.33.7
Dec28° / 20°23325.312.44.0

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 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231090
241090
251090
261090
271090
281090
291090
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Songo gets around 173 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
477
577
676
776
876
975
1075
1175
1275
1374
1474
1574
1673
1773
1872
1972
2071
2170
2270
2369
2468
2568
2667
2767
2866
2966
3066
3165

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
127622
227622
327622
427622
527622
627622
737522
837522
937423
1037423
1137324
1237324
1337324
1447224
1547224
1647125
1747125
1847125
1947125
2057025
2157025
2257025
2357025
2457025
2557025
2656926
2756926
2856926
2956827
3056728
3156728

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:51 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:516:16
212.45:526:17
312.45:526:17
412.45:536:18
512.45:536:18
612.45:546:18
712.45:546:19
812.45:556:19
912.45:556:19
1012.45:566:20
1112.45:566:20
1212.45:576:20
1312.45:576:21
1412.45:576:21
1512.45:586:21
1612.45:586:21
1712.45:596:22
1812.45:596:22
1912.46:006:22
2012.46:006:22
2112.46:016:23
2212.46:016:23
2312.46:016:23
2412.46:026:23
2512.36:026:23
2612.36:036:23
2712.36:036:23
2812.36:036:23
2912.36:046:24
3012.36:046:24
3112.36:046:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Songo

In seasonPeak

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

Songo'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 Songo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Songo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Songo in January

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

In January, Songo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Songo 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 Songo peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Songo 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 Songo is worst in June — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 1970 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May43Poor
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct20Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Songo?

Songo sits at 7.4°S, 14.8°E, 721 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Uíge, 37 km away.

GombeMuxaluandoCamabatelaCage MazumboCanacassalaNzagi

Topography around Songo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 988 m.

The land around Songo is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
988 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Uíge 37 km · Negage 65 km · Gombe 105 km · Muxaluando 105 km · Camabatela 110 km · Cage Mazumbo 119 km · Canacassala 121 km · Nzagi 125 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 Songo (-7.3521°, 14.8463°, elevation 721 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).