Fomboni weather in January

In January, Fomboni sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 168 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fomboni's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fomboni's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 27°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 168 mm; 17.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:55 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 12th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Fomboni is Capital of Mohéli.

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

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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 Fomboni reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

How January really feels in Fomboni

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Fomboni weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 27°	168	17.6	12.6	5.1
Feb	28° / 27°	159	16.9	12.4	4.8
Mar	28° / 27°	139	19.5	12.1	4.7
Apr	28° / 27°	88	14.1	11.7	5.8
May	27° / 26°	31	6.9	11.4	7.4
Jun	26° / 25°	17	4.1	11.3	8.1
Jul	25° / 24°	13	3.3	11.4	8.5
Aug	25° / 24°	8	2.4	11.6	8.8
Sep	25° / 24°	7	2.2	11.9	8.8
Oct	26° / 25°	13	3.2	12.3	8.4
Nov	27° / 26°	31	4.9	12.6	7.8
Dec	28° / 26°	84	13	12.7	6.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	38	37	35	34	32	31	30	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	28	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	32
Cloudier (%)	60	62	63	65	66	68	69	70	71	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fomboni gets around 168 mm of rain over 17.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	56
20	56
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	57
31	57

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	68	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74
Miserable (%)	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
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9	16	light breeze
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30	16	light breeze
31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 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 5:47 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:35 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	5:47	6:29
2	12.7	5:47	6:30
3	12.7	5:48	6:30
4	12.7	5:48	6:31
5	12.7	5:49	6:31
6	12.7	5:50	6:31
7	12.7	5:50	6:32
8	12.7	5:51	6:32
9	12.7	5:51	6:32
10	12.7	5:52	6:32
11	12.7	5:52	6:33
12	12.7	5:53	6:33
13	12.7	5:53	6:33
14	12.7	5:54	6:33
15	12.7	5:54	6:34
16	12.6	5:55	6:34
17	12.6	5:55	6:34
18	12.6	5:56	6:34
19	12.6	5:56	6:34
20	12.6	5:57	6:34
21	12.6	5:57	6:35
22	12.6	5:58	6:35
23	12.6	5:58	6:35
24	12.6	5:59	6:35
25	12.6	5:59	6:35
26	12.6	6:00	6:35
27	12.6	6:00	6:35
28	12.6	6:01	6:35
29	12.6	6:01	6:35
30	12.6	6:02	6:35
31	12.5	6:02	6:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in November across the year — January's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fomboni

In seasonPeak

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

Fomboni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Fomboni's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Fomboni?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fomboni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fomboni in January

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

In January, Fomboni sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fomboni in January

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	30	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Fomboni 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 Fomboni peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	14	12	10	9	9	11	12	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Fomboni?

Fomboni sits at 12.3°S, 43.7°E, 18 m above sea level, in Comoros. The nearest listed city is Moutsamoudou, 73 km away.

Topography around Fomboni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fomboni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 780 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,346 m.

The land around Fomboni is covered by trees (52%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (75%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

554 m

trees 52%

16 km

780 m

water 75%

80 km

2,346 m

water 92%

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← December Fomboni year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Moutsamoudou 73 km · Moroni 84 km · Koungou 166 km · Mtsapéré 169 km · Kaouéni 169 km · Mamoudzou 170 km · Dzaoudzi 173 km · Labattoir 176 km

Comoros travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 49% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,056; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 26.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Fomboni (-12.2876°, 43.7434°, elevation 18 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	56
20	56
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	57
31	57

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	56
20	56
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	57
31	57

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	27
2	28	27
3	28	27
4	28	27
5	28	27
6	28	27
7	28	27
8	28	27
9	28	27
10	28	27
11	28	27
12	28	27
13	28	27
14	28	27
15	28	27
16	28	27
17	28	27
18	28	27
19	28	27
20	28	27
21	28	27
22	28	27
23	28	27
24	28	27
25	28	27
26	28	27
27	28	27
28	28	27
29	28	27
30	28	27
31	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	38	62
3	37	63
4	35	65
5	34	66
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	30	70
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	29	71
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	28	72
18	30	70
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	32	68
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	55
4	56
5	56
6	57
7	57
8	57
9	58
10	58
11	58
12	58
13	58
14	58
15	58
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	56
20	56
21	55
22	55
23	55
24	55
25	55
26	55
27	56
28	56
29	56
30	57
31	57

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	73	27
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	75	25
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	75	25
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	74	26
31	74	26