Fungurume weather in January

In January, Fungurume sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 253 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 0% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of January to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fungurume's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fungurume's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:07 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

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 Fungurume reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
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Fungurume weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°25328.212.63.8
Feb26° / 17°20924.512.43.9
Mar26° / 17°18925.512.14.2
Apr26° / 17°5911.111.86.4
May27° / 16°30.811.58.3
Jun26° / 14°0011.49.0
Jul26° / 13°0011.49.1
Aug29° / 15°00.111.67.7
Sep31° / 18°81.811.95.8
Oct30° / 19°5610.412.24.9
Nov27° / 17°16123.112.54.3
Dec25° / 17°23828.112.63.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16496
17496
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26496
27496
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fungurume gets around 253 mm of rain over 28.2 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 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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490
590
691
791
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1591
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2090
2190
2290
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2491
2591
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3189

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11909
218910
318910
418811
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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
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:006:36
212.66:006:37
312.66:016:37
412.66:016:37
512.66:026:38
612.66:026:38
712.66:036:38
812.66:036:39
912.66:046:39
1012.66:046:39
1112.66:056:40
1212.66:056:40
1312.66:066:40
1412.66:066:40
1512.66:076:41
1612.66:076:41
1712.66:086:41
1812.56:086:41
1912.56:096:41
2012.56:096:41
2112.56:106:42
2212.56:106:42
2312.56:116:42
2412.56:116:42
2512.56:116:42
2612.56:126:42
2712.56:126:42
2812.56:136:42
2912.56:136:42
3012.56:146:42
3112.56:146:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fungurume

In seasonPeak

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

Fungurume's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Fungurume?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fungurume.

What to pack for Fungurume in January

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

In January, Fungurume sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Fungurume in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fungurume peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 12UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Fungurume 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 Fungurume is worst in August — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.7× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1477 µg/m³Apr 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May20Moderate
Jun53Poor
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct29Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fungurume?

Fungurume sits at 10.6°S, 26.3°E, 1,177 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kambove, 41 km away.

KipushiKansanshiBukamaLubumbashiSolwezi

Topography around Fungurume

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fungurume has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m.

The land around Fungurume is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
527 m
80 km
799 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kambove 41 km · Likasi 61 km · Kolwezi 94 km · Kipushi 163 km · Kansanshi 165 km · Bukama 165 km · Lubumbashi 172 km · Solwezi 173 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 Fungurume (-10.6177°, 26.3211°, elevation 1,177 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).