Katwa weather in January

In January, Katwa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 210 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Katwa's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 210 mm; 15.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:12 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.8; out of 10

Katwa is Commune of Butembo, DR Congo.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Katwa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than 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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
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17	24	14
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20	24	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
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24	24	14
25	24	14
26	24	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

Katwa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	210	15.3	12	5.8
Feb	24° / 14°	236	14.3	12	5.7
Mar	24° / 15°	516	23.4	12	4.6
Apr	23° / 15°	542	24	12	4.3
May	23° / 15°	344	22.8	12	4.7
Jun	23° / 14°	266	18.2	12	5.2
Jul	22° / 14°	283	19.1	12	5.2
Aug	23° / 14°	379	22.7	12	4.6
Sep	23° / 14°	510	23.1	12	4.5
Oct	23° / 14°	639	25.9	12	4.1
Nov	23° / 14°	595	25.2	12	4.1
Dec	23° / 14°	348	21.1	12	4.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	84	83	84	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Katwa gets around 210 mm of rain over 15.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 52% 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 (%)	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	14	15	17	18	19	21	22	23	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36
Comfortable (%)	79	78	76	75	74	72	71	70	68	67	67	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	62	62	61	60	60	58	57	56
Humid (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	79	7
2	15	78	7
3	17	76	7
4	18	75	7
5	19	74	7
6	21	72	7
7	22	71	7
8	23	70	7
9	25	68	7
10	26	67	7
11	27	67	6
12	28	66	6
13	29	65	6
14	29	65	6
15	30	65	5
16	30	65	5
17	30	65	5
18	30	65	5
19	30	65	5
20	31	64	5
21	31	64	5
22	31	64	5
23	31	64	5
24	32	62	6
25	32	62	6
26	33	61	6
27	34	60	6
28	34	60	6
29	35	58	7
30	36	57	7
31	36	56	8

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:16 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:06	6:06
2	12.0	6:07	6:06
3	12.0	6:07	6:07
4	12.0	6:07	6:07
5	12.0	6:08	6:08
6	12.0	6:08	6:08
7	12.0	6:09	6:08
8	12.0	6:09	6:09
9	12.0	6:10	6:09
10	12.0	6:10	6:10
11	12.0	6:10	6:10
12	12.0	6:11	6:10
13	12.0	6:11	6:11
14	12.0	6:11	6:11
15	12.0	6:12	6:12
16	12.0	6:12	6:12
17	12.0	6:13	6:12
18	12.0	6:13	6:13
19	12.0	6:13	6:13
20	12.0	6:14	6:13
21	12.0	6:14	6:14
22	12.0	6:14	6:14
23	12.0	6:14	6:14
24	12.0	6:15	6:14
25	12.0	6:15	6:15
26	12.0	6:15	6:15
27	12.0	6:15	6:15
28	12.0	6:16	6:15
29	12.0	6:16	6:16
30	12.0	6:16	6:16
31	12.0	6:16	6:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
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10	5.5	Bright
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14	5.6	Bright
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18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
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23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Katwa?

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

5.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Katwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Katwa in January

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

In January, Katwa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Katwa in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katwa peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	10	15	16	15	12	10	10	11	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Katwa 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 Katwa is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	52	35	27	28	34	43	32	26	24	25	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Katwa?

Katwa sits at 0.1°N, 29.3°E, 1,750 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Butembo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Katwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katwa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 1,785 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,292 m.

The land around Katwa is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

293 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

1,334 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,292 m

trees 68%

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

January weather nearby: Butembo 6.0 km · Lubero 29 km · Mpondwe 47 km · Beni 48 km · Mangina 57 km · Kisinga 62 km · Hyosha 72 km · Kayna 79 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 Katwa (0.0893°, 29.3086°, elevation 1,750 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	79	7
2	15	78	7
3	17	76	7
4	18	75	7
5	19	74	7
6	21	72	7
7	22	71	7
8	23	70	7
9	25	68	7
10	26	67	7
11	27	67	6
12	28	66	6
13	29	65	6
14	29	65	6
15	30	65	5
16	30	65	5
17	30	65	5
18	30	65	5
19	30	65	5
20	31	64	5
21	31	64	5
22	31	64	5
23	31	64	5
24	32	62	6
25	32	62	6
26	33	61	6
27	34	60	6
28	34	60	6
29	35	58	7
30	36	57	7
31	36	56	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	79	7
2	15	78	7
3	17	76	7
4	18	75	7
5	19	74	7
6	21	72	7
7	22	71	7
8	23	70	7
9	25	68	7
10	26	67	7
11	27	67	6
12	28	66	6
13	29	65	6
14	29	65	6
15	30	65	5
16	30	65	5
17	30	65	5
18	30	65	5
19	30	65	5
20	31	64	5
21	31	64	5
22	31	64	5
23	31	64	5
24	32	62	6
25	32	62	6
26	33	61	6
27	34	60	6
28	34	60	6
29	35	58	7
30	36	57	7
31	36	56	8

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	18	82
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	16	84
11	15	85
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	16	84
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	20	80
29	21	79
30	21	79
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	50
7	50
8	50
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	50
13	50
14	50
15	50
16	50
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	49
22	49
23	49
24	49
25	48
26	48
27	48
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	14	79	7
2	15	78	7
3	17	76	7
4	18	75	7
5	19	74	7
6	21	72	7
7	22	71	7
8	23	70	7
9	25	68	7
10	26	67	7
11	27	67	6
12	28	66	6
13	29	65	6
14	29	65	6
15	30	65	5
16	30	65	5
17	30	65	5
18	30	65	5
19	30	65	5
20	31	64	5
21	31	64	5
22	31	64	5
23	31	64	5
24	32	62	6
25	32	62	6
26	33	61	6
27	34	60	6
28	34	60	6
29	35	58	7
30	36	57	7
31	36	56	8