Lusambo weather in January

In January, Lusambo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 128 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 3% 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 Lusambo's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lusambo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:28 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Lusambo is place in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of the 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 Lusambo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
92922
102922
112922
122922
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282922
292922
302922
312922

How January really feels in Lusambo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 18 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
18
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.

Lusambo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°12820.712.33.9
Feb30° / 22°11818.212.23.8
Mar29° / 22°15821.4123.7
Apr29° / 22°1572211.93.7
May30° / 22°7012.811.84.7
Jun31° / 21°14311.75.5
Jul31° / 21°92.311.75.3
Aug30° / 22°551111.84.7
Sep30° / 22°12620.3123.9
Oct29° / 21°16724.912.13.5
Nov29° / 21°17124.512.23.6
Dec29° / 21°15823.412.33.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111387
121387
131387
141288
151288
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301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lusambo gets around 128 mm of rain over 20.7 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 67% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
570
670
769
869
968
1068
1167
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1867
1967
2066
2166
2266
2366
2466
2566
2666
2766
2865
2965
3065
3164

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17930
27930
37930
47930
57930
68920
78920
88920
98920
108920
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
168920
178920
188920
198920
208920
217930
227930
237930
246940
256931
266931
275941
285941
295941
304951
314951

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:216:38
212.36:216:38
312.36:226:39
412.36:226:39
512.36:236:40
612.36:236:40
712.36:246:40
812.36:246:41
912.36:256:41
1012.36:256:41
1112.36:266:42
1212.36:266:42
1312.36:266:42
1412.36:276:43
1512.36:276:43
1612.36:286:43
1712.36:286:44
1812.36:296:44
1912.36:296:44
2012.26:296:44
2112.26:306:45
2212.26:306:45
2312.26:306:45
2412.26:316:45
2512.26:316:45
2612.26:326:45
2712.26:326:46
2812.26:326:46
2912.26:326:46
3012.26:336:46
3112.26:336:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
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125.2Bright
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225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lusambo?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lusambo.

What to pack for Lusambo in January

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

In January, Lusambo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lusambo 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 Lusambo peaks around March 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lusambo 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 Lusambo is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateJul 2487 µg/m³Nov 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun52Poor
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep32Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lusambo?

Lusambo sits at 5.0°S, 23.4°E, 432 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kabeya-Kamwanga, 116 km away.

Mbuji-MayiLukulaMiabiDembaKanangaLodjaKabinda

Topography around Lusambo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lusambo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m.

The land around Lusambo is covered by trees (35%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
242 m
80 km
385 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Kabeya-Kamwanga 116 km · Mbuji-Mayi 130 km · Lukula 132 km · Miabi 139 km · Demba 142 km · Kananga 153 km · Lodja 163 km · Kabinda 173 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 Lusambo (-4.975°, 23.4439°, elevation 432 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).