Kutu weather in January

In January, Kutu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 136 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kutu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:52 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kutu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kutu

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.

Kutu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°13619.312.13.7
Feb31° / 24°14817.512.13.5
Mar30° / 24°16021.5123.4
Apr30° / 23°16022.211.93.3
May30° / 24°10818.111.93.9
Jun30° / 23°378.411.85.3
Jul30° / 23°317.611.95.3
Aug30° / 23°8014.811.94.4
Sep30° / 23°14122.1123.6
Oct29° / 23°20725.912.13.3
Nov29° / 23°19324.312.13.4
Dec29° / 23°17923.212.23.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22080
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kutu gets around 136 mm of rain over 19.3 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 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:465:55
212.25:465:56
312.25:475:56
412.25:475:57
512.25:485:57
612.25:485:57
712.25:495:58
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912.15:505:59
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kutu?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kutu.

What to pack for Kutu in January

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

In January, Kutu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kutu 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 Kutu peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 13Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kutu 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 Kutu is worst in August — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun46Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kutu?

Kutu sits at 2.7°S, 18.1°E, 312 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nioki, 51 km away.

DunguMushieBulunguMangaiBolobo

Topography around Kutu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Kutu is covered by trees (32%) and wetland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nioki 51 km · Inongo 90 km · Bandundu Province 108 km · Dungu 127 km · Mushie 140 km · Bulungu 209 km · Mangai 211 km · Bolobo 222 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 Kutu (-2.7249°, 18.1476°, elevation 312 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).