Baudhuinville weather in January

In January, Baudhuinville sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 183 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°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 Baudhuinville's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baudhuinville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Baudhuinville is Moba is a town located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Tanganyika Province. It is the administrative center of Moba Territory..

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Baudhuinville reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Baudhuinville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°18326.712.44.0
Feb26° / 21°13822.912.24.2
Mar26° / 20°20826.1124.1
Apr25° / 20°17521.611.84.8
May26° / 20°457.911.77.4
Jun25° / 19°30.911.68.7
Jul25° / 18°10.111.69.1
Aug26° / 19°30.711.88.6
Sep28° / 20°123.2127.3
Oct28° / 21°7314.812.25.5
Nov26° / 20°17523.712.34.3
Dec25° / 20°2162812.43.8

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 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Baudhuinville gets around 183 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3185

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11585
21585
31486
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61387
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101387
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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:52 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:16
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Baudhuinville

In seasonPeak

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

Baudhuinville's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Baudhuinville?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Baudhuinville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baudhuinville in January

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

In January, Baudhuinville sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Baudhuinville 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 Baudhuinville peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Aug 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Baudhuinville 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 Baudhuinville is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2146 µg/m³Apr 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Baudhuinville?

Baudhuinville sits at 7.1°S, 29.7°E, 1,135 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Pepa, 68 km away.

KalemieNamanyereKaputaUseviaMpanda

Topography around Baudhuinville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baudhuinville has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 1,112 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,709 m.

The land around Baudhuinville is covered by grassland (57%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

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251 m
16 km
1,334 m
80 km
1,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Pepa 68 km · Kituku 76 km · Kirando 102 km · Kalemie 140 km · Namanyere 153 km · Kaputa 154 km · Usevia 165 km · Mpanda 169 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Baudhuinville (-7.0841°, 29.7368°, elevation 1,135 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).