Kongolo weather in January

In January, Kongolo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 192 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kongolo's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 192 mm; 23.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:13 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Kongolo is city.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kongolo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

How January really feels in Kongolo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kongolo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 21°	192	23.2	12.3	3.8
Feb	29° / 22°	144	18.2	12.2	3.9
Mar	29° / 22°	163	20.5	12	3.9
Apr	30° / 22°	108	15.9	11.9	4.2
May	32° / 22°	20	4.9	11.8	4.6
Jun	33° / 21°	3	0.6	11.7	4.3
Jul	33° / 21°	2	0.3	11.7	4.2
Aug	33° / 22°	16	3.3	11.8	4.1
Sep	31° / 22°	61	10.6	12	4.1
Oct	29° / 21°	156	21.1	12.1	3.8
Nov	28° / 21°	219	23.9	12.2	3.9
Dec	28° / 21°	217	25.4	12.3	3.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kongolo gets around 192 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	79	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	73
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15
Oppressive (%)	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 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 6:06 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:32 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:06	6:24
2	12.3	6:06	6:25
3	12.3	6:07	6:25
4	12.3	6:07	6:26
5	12.3	6:08	6:26
6	12.3	6:08	6:26
7	12.3	6:09	6:27
8	12.3	6:09	6:27
9	12.3	6:10	6:27
10	12.3	6:10	6:28
11	12.3	6:11	6:28
12	12.3	6:11	6:29
13	12.3	6:12	6:29
14	12.3	6:12	6:29
15	12.3	6:12	6:29
16	12.3	6:13	6:30
17	12.3	6:13	6:30
18	12.3	6:14	6:30
19	12.3	6:14	6:30
20	12.3	6:14	6:31
21	12.3	6:15	6:31
22	12.3	6:15	6:31
23	12.3	6:16	6:31
24	12.3	6:16	6:32
25	12.3	6:16	6:32
26	12.3	6:17	6:32
27	12.2	6:17	6:32
28	12.2	6:17	6:32
29	12.2	6:18	6:32
30	12.2	6:18	6:32
31	12.2	6:18	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kongolo

In seasonPeak

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

Kongolo's monsoon runs October–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 Kongolo?

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

4.6

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kongolo.

What to pack for Kongolo in January

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

In January, Kongolo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kongolo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kongolo peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (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)	13	14	15	14	11	9	9	6	11	13	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Kongolo 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 Kongolo is worst in July — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (April, 10 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)	16	16	11	10	37	84	126	102	35	17	12	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	10	Good
May	37	Poor
Jun	84	Unhealthy
Jul	126	Unhealthy
Aug	102	Unhealthy
Sep	35	Poor
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kongolo?

Kongolo sits at 5.4°S, 27.0°E, 562 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kabalo, 75 km away.

Topography around Kongolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 564 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m.

The land around Kongolo is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

78 m

grassland 37%

16 km

411 m

grassland 53%

80 km

731 m

trees 52%

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

January weather nearby: Kabalo 75 km · Kasongo 113 km · Nyunzu 129 km · Kalima 135 km · Lubao 139 km · Kampene 202 km · Manono 217 km · Kalemie 251 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 Kongolo (-5.3853°, 27.0003°, elevation 562 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	21
12	28	21
13	28	21
14	28	21
15	28	21
16	28	21
17	28	21
18	28	21
19	28	21
20	28	21
21	28	21
22	28	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	73
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	73
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	9	91
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	7	93
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	78
4	78
5	78
6	77
7	77
8	77
9	77
10	76
11	76
12	76
13	75
14	75
15	75
16	74
17	74
18	73
19	73
20	73
21	73
22	73
23	73
24	72
25	72
26	72
27	72
28	71
29	71
30	71
31	71

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	17	83
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	18	82
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	19	81
24	19	81
25	18	82
26	18	82
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	15	85