Kituku weather in January

In January, Kituku sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 365 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 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 Kituku's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kituku's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 365 mm; 26.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:57 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

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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 Kituku reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	21
2	24	21
3	24	21
4	24	21
5	24	21
6	24	21
7	24	21
8	24	21
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25	24	21
26	24	21
27	24	21
28	24	21
29	24	21
30	24	21
31	24	21

Kituku weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-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	24° / 21°	365	26.7	12.4	4.1
Feb	25° / 21°	306	22.3	12.2	4.3
Mar	25° / 21°	269	23.5	12.1	4.6
Apr	24° / 21°	117	16.7	11.8	5.7
May	24° / 21°	20	4.7	11.7	8.2
Jun	24° / 20°	1	0.3	11.6	9.2
Jul	24° / 20°	0	0.1	11.6	9.3
Aug	25° / 21°	2	0.6	11.8	9.0
Sep	27° / 22°	8	1.9	12	8.1
Oct	27° / 22°	55	12	12.2	6.2
Nov	25° / 21°	179	21.6	12.3	4.7
Dec	24° / 21°	295	26.4	12.4	4.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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 (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kituku gets around 365 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 88% 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 (%)	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	85
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23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% 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
Humid (%)	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	29
Muggy (%)	63	64	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

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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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 5:49 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:22 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:49	6:15
2	12.4	5:50	6:16
3	12.4	5:50	6:16
4	12.4	5:51	6:17
5	12.4	5:51	6:17
6	12.4	5:52	6:17
7	12.4	5:52	6:18
8	12.4	5:53	6:18
9	12.4	5:53	6:18
10	12.4	5:54	6:19
11	12.4	5:54	6:19
12	12.4	5:55	6:19
13	12.4	5:55	6:20
14	12.4	5:56	6:20
15	12.4	5:56	6:20
16	12.4	5:57	6:20
17	12.4	5:57	6:21
18	12.4	5:57	6:21
19	12.4	5:58	6:21
20	12.4	5:58	6:21
21	12.4	5:59	6:21
22	12.4	5:59	6:22
23	12.4	6:00	6:22
24	12.4	6:00	6:22
25	12.4	6:00	6:22
26	12.4	6:01	6:22
27	12.4	6:01	6:22
28	12.3	6:01	6:22
29	12.3	6:02	6:22
30	12.3	6:02	6:22
31	12.3	6:03	6:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
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17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
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20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kituku

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kituku's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kituku?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kituku for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kituku in January

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

In January, Kituku sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

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UV index in Kituku 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 Kituku peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (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)	15	16	16	14	11	10	10	9	11	13	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kituku 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 Kituku is worst in September — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (April, 7 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)	12	11	9	7	9	25	41	60	61	45	13	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	60	Unhealthy
Sep	61	Unhealthy
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kituku?

Kituku sits at 7.6°S, 30.2°E, 783 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kirando, 47 km away.

Topography around Kituku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kituku has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m around an average of 897 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,708 m.

The land around Kituku is covered by water (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, water (47%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (34%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

746 m

water 48%

16 km

1,650 m

water 47%

80 km

1,708 m

water 36%

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

January weather nearby: Kirando 47 km · Pepa 49 km · Baudhuinville 76 km · Namanyere 93 km · Kaputa 115 km · Chala 117 km · Usevia 125 km · Sumbawanga 161 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 Kituku (-7.5816°, 30.206°, elevation 783 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). 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	24	21
2	24	21
3	24	21
4	24	21
5	24	21
6	24	21
7	24	21
8	24	21
9	24	21
10	24	21
11	24	21
12	24	21
13	24	21
14	24	21
15	24	21
16	24	21
17	24	21
18	24	21
19	24	21
20	24	21
21	24	21
22	24	21
23	24	21
24	24	21
25	24	21
26	24	21
27	24	21
28	24	21
29	24	21
30	24	21
31	24	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	87
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	88
12	87
13	87
14	87
15	86
16	86
17	86
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	85
22	85
23	85
24	85
25	85
26	85
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85
31	85

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	37	63
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	32	68
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	30	70
29	30	70
30	29	71
31	29	71