Inongo weather in January

In January, Inongo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 155 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Inongo's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Inongo is capital of Mai-Ndombe province, DR Congo.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Inongo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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42925
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How January really feels in Inongo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Inongo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°15519.112.14.0
Feb30° / 26°14917.612.13.8
Mar29° / 26°17621.6123.7
Apr29° / 26°17622.4123.7
May29° / 26°12220.511.94.1
Jun29° / 26°5311.811.95.1
Jul29° / 25°5311.711.95.2
Aug29° / 25°11418.711.94.4
Sep29° / 25°18724.4123.7
Oct28° / 25°21626.9123.5
Nov28° / 25°20425.312.13.6
Dec29° / 25°20524.712.13.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42575
52674
62674
72773
82773
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
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312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Inongo gets around 155 mm of rain over 19.1 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 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
269
368
467
566
665
764
863
963
1062
1161
1261
1361
1460
1560
1660
1760
1860
1960
2061
2161
2261
2360
2460
2560
2660
2760
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103952
203943
304933
414923
514923
615913
715913
815913
915913
1015913
1115913
1215913
1315913
1414923
1514923
1614914
1714914
1813924
1913915
2013915
2103925
2203925
2303916
2403916
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2603916
2703916
2803907
2903907
3003907
3103898

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
138calm
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278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:475:53
212.15:475:54
312.15:485:54
412.15:485:55
512.15:495:55
612.15:495:55
712.15:495:56
812.15:505:56
912.15:505:57
1012.15:515:57
1112.15:515:57
1212.15:525:58
1312.15:525:58
1412.15:525:58
1512.15:535:59
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1812.15:546:00
1912.15:546:00
2012.15:556:00
2112.15:556:01
2212.15:556:01
2312.15:566:01
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2512.15:566:02
2612.15:566:02
2712.15:576:02
2812.15:576:02
2912.15:576:02
3012.15:576:03
3112.15:586:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Inongo?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Inongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Inongo in January

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

In January, Inongo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Inongo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Inongo peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Jul 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Inongo 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 Inongo is worst in August — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1359 µg/m³Nov 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun37Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep29Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Inongo?

Inongo sits at 1.9°S, 18.3°E, 318 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kutu, 90 km away.

MossakaBandundu ProvinceMushieDunguBolengeMbandaka

Topography around Inongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m.

The land around Inongo is covered by trees (48%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
79 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kutu 90 km · Nioki 110 km · Mossaka 183 km · Bandundu Province 184 km · Mushie 194 km · Dungu 199 km · Bolenge 214 km · Mbandaka 220 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 Inongo (-1.9275°, 18.2881°, elevation 318 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).